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I was a financial analyst with no interest in computers or programming. Three years ago I bought a raspberry pi to set up a Plex HTPC. That led to bash scripts
by scrappyjoe 8y ago
I was a financial analyst with no interest in computers or programming.
Three years ago I bought a raspberry pi to set up a Plex HTPC. That led to bash scripts to automate little bits of my work. Fell head over heels into Linux and bash, then started learning R to do what Excel couldn’t do. Then I quit and started a Data Science masters. Now I’m employed full time as a data scientist but spend most of my time helping design a modern infrastructure at my very traditional employer. Raspberry Pi to rack servers running containerized workloads in 3 years - best time of my life.
- scrappyjoe 8y agoAs for actually getting a job, I’ve generally always applied for job openings via normal channels, but the clincher has always been that I have some small connection to the company - a friend of a friend worked there, or something. I find there needs to be a ‘tribal link’, however weak. Social capital is real.