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Everybody loves the 'kid without a degree who can code'. 5 or 6 jobs later that kid becomes the 'old dude without a degree who says he can code'
by svaha1728 11y ago
Everybody loves the 'kid without a degree who can code'. 5 or 6 jobs later that kid becomes the 'old dude without a degree who says he can code'
- sbuttgereit 11y agoUnless, in fact, they can. Of course, any career progression requires more than just one trick in your bag. Being able to communicate well, moving from coding into managing, moving from coding to freelancing, getting domain knowledge relevant to your customers (internal or external). Turns out there are many important qualities that a person can posses that are important and perhaps indispensable, but often a degree ain't one. (And yes, I am an old guy speaking with first hand experience).
- bsder 11y agoUnless they are programming under the guise of a couple gods of the industry. See: Jamie Zawinski The people he worked with gave him far more than most graduate degrees ever would have.
- lovemetender 11y agoI've interviewed at some Austin startups with younger people who demonstrated the attitude you expressed.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoI've worked with a couple of those old dudes. They aren't all talk.
- tedmiston 11y agoOn the other hand, I've seen plenty of CS graduates that _can't_ code. Even Master's students.