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Let me rephrase your own statement from another perspective: "I, personally, learned C++, being in the army at 20 something years old, with night shifts (for w
by cheez 10y ago
Let me rephrase your own statement from another perspective:
"I, personally, learned C++, being in the army at 20 something years old, with night shifts (for which I had incredible energy being 20 something years old, living for $150 a month (because I didn't have any kids), etc..."
I think you see where I'm going with this.
- RangerScience 10y agoI agree way more with you than with the parent, /but/... Those I know who're the most successful at software will train themselves, and will look for the opportunities to do that; you don't need the company to train you, you just need them to give you [pay you for] the time to learn. On the other hand, this moves it from "a small matter of work/life balance" to "a small matter of office politics"... but on the gripping hand, it does make sense that this difference in attitude is such a differentiator.
- godmodus 10y agoAt somepoint with a family and having other obligations... It's Not easy. Some people choose the easier Road.
- cheez 10y agoOh, I totally agree. This is why software will never be a blue collar job. It requires an absolute commitment to self-improvement that has probably no equal anywhere else.
- Swizec 10y agoFor what it's worth, my mum had to literally limit my coding time so I didn't completely flunk out of high school due to inattention. I did have to repeat a year. These days my girlfriend limits my coding time because apparently adults are supposed to, like, be adults. I'm often late for work, where my main job is coding, because I'm solving a fun coding puzzle of my own in the morning and lose track of time. Yes, I'm weird. My point is that if you enjoy something, you'll find time to do it. If you don't, you won't. and that's okay
- watwut 10y agoResponsible people don't like things less. They are just responsible enough or value families enough to do things they do not like so much for them.
- ar15saveslives 10y agoNo, I do not see. I'm 41 now, have two kids and wife, and still work at nights, exploring python/ML stuff and writing my own OS X app for interactive plotting [shameless plug removed].
- cheez 10y agoSure! So do I. This is what is needed to survive, and not even thrive, in the software industry.