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> In 3 short months, we learned everything necessary to become software engineers. I felt like I could achieve anything I put my mind to. Am I the only one who
by halfmatthalfcat 4y ago
> In 3 short months, we learned everything necessary to become software engineers. I felt like I could achieve anything I put my mind to.
Am I the only one who cringed at this? Dunning-Kruger would like a word. I've been developing for near a decade and am just realizing what it means to become a software engineer; and it's a whole lot more than just hands on keyboards.
- commandlinefan 4y ago> In 3 short months, we learned everything I've met, and worked with, people who thought like this - they always had a mind-boggling blind spot for their own failures. If they actually encountered something they were unable to do, or made a mistake, their brains would just seemingly erase any memory of the experience.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoThe problem I see, especially for someone who is entering the field of software development, is the lack of critical thinking. If you think that you've learned everything needed to become a software engineer in three months, wouldn't it cause you to wonder why four-year programs exist? Has this ever occurred to OP?
- mrtranscendence 4y agoI suppose the counterargument would go something like: four-year degrees are full of cruft that has no impact on your ability to do software development work. That's undoubtedly the case to some extent; my extra year of French and my philosophy electives don't help me very much day-to-day. I bet you could condense a program down to something like 2-3 years, though I can't imagine how much someone has learnt in only 3 months.
- freedom2099 4y agoI would argue that this is an issue of American colleges… in my home country (Italy) when you attend computer engineering university you only study engineering topics. No humanities at all.