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If you're doing computer science, do some computer science. Most universities push you surprisingly little towards "doing the thing" so just build something, w
by jokethrowaway 5y ago
If you're doing computer science, do some computer science.
Most universities push you surprisingly little towards "doing the thing" so just build something, whether that's for fun or for profit.
I spent my uni time working and barely passing exams and I can recommend it.
I can't really say my uni time was particularly useful to my career (I started working before uni) but having working experience and being very productive "straight out of uni" made me advance incredibly quickly in career and compensation.
Also, get out of Poland as soon as you can and go to either Switzerland / UK / USA to build a network of contacts and save some money.
Alternatively have a look at what salaries you can get in those places and work your way towards getting a remote job paying that much (which will be significantly higher what you will hear from your developer peers in Poland).
You should also consider whether you want to stomach working in a FANG or not. If so, try to do your Algorithm exams towards the end of your course of study (if possible), do leetcode online for a couple of months and then apply to all of them.
Best of luck
- baq 5y agonote that computer science != software engineering. doing computer science is sitting down with a pencil and a piece of paper. actually working with a computer may be limited to writing a paper in latex.