Work harder. I relied too much on pedigree and not enough on hard work. Also take an algorithms and compilers class. I'd be a much better developer sooner if I

Work harder. I relied too much on pedigree and not enough on hard work. Also take an algorithms and compilers class. I'd be a much better developer sooner if I just grinded on some hard classes, and I probably would have landed that job at Facebook back in 2008.