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> Most of them are already applying for developer jobs, or will start applying within the next year. I think the possible answers for this question bias toward
by justinlardinois 10y ago
> Most of them are already applying for developer jobs, or will start applying within the next year.
I think the possible answers for this question bias towards that conclusion. Out of the five options, four refer to a time frame between now and a year from now.
Also, for the "Which learning resources have you found helpful?" I'm surprised that the official documentation for the language one is learning and "random tutorials I found on Google" aren't options. I know that's how I initially learned to code, and I was under the impression that it was somewhat common.
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- sotojuan 10y agoYou'd be surprised as to how many people do not read the official documentation for the tools they use. They'll spend time on Google or Stack Overflow rather than a minute in the official docs—even when they're great (e.g. Rails guides).
- teach 10y agoWell, in their defense, most documentation is terrible. You get used to being able to find something in two Google searches that you couldn't find in five minutes looking through the docs.
- zacmps 10y agoShoutout to the golang docs, they're actually amazing.
- sotojuan 10y agoTrue. It's something we have to improve.
- justinlardinois 10y agoI suppose it depends on what languages you use. The docs for C++, Java, PHP, and the man pages for C have all been very useful to me. Python is terrible.
- paublyrne 10y agoI was surprised 'a book' wasn't an option.
- stevetrewick 10y agoYou can't grep dead trees. I learned by going to four libraries (village, town, high school and city) and reading every single book on computers and programming they had plus the entire set of manuals for every system I encountered and any additional systems for which manuals were available. That was basically the whole of my 80s. [0] In the 90s I spent significant enough proportion of my disposable income on programming books that until recently off loaded a dozen crates them they made up the majority of my material possessions by both weight and bulk. These days I just google stuff. Also, the selection bias in the survey probably excludes book learners. [0] With the gaps being filled by arcade games, dial up BBSs and questionable music/fashion choices (even for the 80s). We have stereotypes for a reason.