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You're not going to learn much CS from a code school.
by E6300 9y ago
You're not going to learn much CS from a code school.
- sidlls 9y agoMany, if not most, software jobs require very little CS knowledge. At such jobs the ability to compare numbers and read a chart (a matrix of algorithms and data structures vs. time vs. space complexity) will cover almost every possible use case. "Mid-level development as a skilled trade" jobs, for example.
- E6300 9y agoAgreed, but those skills can be picked up by anyone with the time to attend classes, for free.
- elihu 9y agoRight. Most programming jobs aren't asking for 5+ years experience in <some language/framework/library> because they're looking for someone who knows how to balance a red-black tree, they're looking for someone who already knows all the workarounds and kludges you'll need to know to do the work they want you to do. Learning a programming language is relatively easy. Knowing which of several libraries that offer similar features is the right one for your particular task takes time.
- Apocryphon 9y agoAnd yet, most software jobs interview for CS knowledge. Maybe there should be code camps for interview CS knowledge.
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- sidlls 9y agoYes, and most of those interviews are terrible.