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People attend college and spend enormous money & time with no guarantees. The unpaid time spent is not throwaway. If I was 19 today - and wanted to code for th
by dpweb 6y ago
People attend college and spend enormous money & time with no guarantees. The unpaid time spent is not throwaway.
If I was 19 today - and wanted to code for the most $$$ possible. I wouldn't be in college. I'd be building up skills + know people. Know people even tougher I'd argue for technical people who are often introverts.
- wongarsu 6y agoAnd being a reliable open-source contributor on projects people use can open doors that college could never open. From personal experience Open Source is also a great way to get to know people, especially if the project has an active IRC or Slack.
- maps7 6y agoI would love to contribute to open source but in 10+ years I've never found a project. Is there a good website that matches developers to projects?
- dennis_jeeves 6y ago>People attend college and spend enormous money & time with no guarantees. The unpaid time spent is not throwaway. It is throwaway for most people. 'Most' being >75%. Just my guesstimate. Well there is another way to look at it if you wish, if you want to bolster your self-esteem and confidence by having a college/university degree, then do it. My observation is that most people who do not have a degree suffer a life long I-do-not-have-a-degree self esteem syndrome, despite being just as capable as everyone else.