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Linus did something that was definitely not hobby-level stuff at an obscure university in Finland with, on-paper, less prospects and at a probably younger age t
by MichaelZuo 4y ago
Linus did something that was definitely not hobby-level stuff at an obscure university in Finland with, on-paper, less prospects and at a probably younger age then you.
It would be less impressive if Linus did the same at age 27 after a Master's at a top tier US school, but likely still enough to get a nice FAANG job with solid promotion prospects.
That's likely what the parent meant, you need to show, something, in the 99th percentile among your peer cohort.
- bboylen 4y agoAre you really suggesting that new developers should simply contribute a Linux tier contribution to open source to be considered for entry level developer roles?
- MichaelZuo 4y ago> It would be less impressive if Linus did the same at age 27 after a Master's at a top tier US school, but likely still enough to get a nice FAANG job with solid promotion prospects I'm not sure how you missed 1/3 of my comment. Clearly with such conditions it will not be an entry level job. Nor am I saying it's absolutely necessary. From what I understand a 99th percentile score on Leetcode will alone get you through the door. Though a nice job (~40 hour weeks, good team, above average comp. package) with solid promotion prospects is about the maximum even a somewhat less impressive version of Linus could expect at 27-28.