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> For better or worse, software engineering is slightly more egalitarian in that regard: you can self-educate, you don't necessarily need to amass a ton of debt
by vagrantJin 6y ago
> For better or worse, software engineering is slightly more egalitarian in that regard: you can self-educate, you don't necessarily need to amass a ton of debt, and can get even an entry-level job that would make the Simpson's life "attainable".
This really be true. So much of the certification Ive seen are bogus nogus even high schoolers can figure out. I suppose the software world cares less about looking good on paper and more about practically writing software of good quality/creative work.
- ardy42 6y ago> This really be true. So much of the certification Ive seen are bogus nogus even high schoolers can figure out. I suppose the software world cares less about looking good on paper and more about practically writing software of good quality/creative work. The software world cares less about building things that actually work reliably, compared to other engineering professions. It's accepted and sometimes even celebrated that software will have serious, preventable defects (e.g. "move fast and break things"), in a way that's not so in many regulated professions that "build things."