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The percentage of U.S. Citizens with the education and temperment to become software engineers is way smaller than you are assuming here.
by supertofu 3y ago
The percentage of U.S. Citizens with the education and temperment to become software engineers is way smaller than you are assuming here.
- mcculley 3y agoI have been a software engineer for 30 years before falling into running a tugboat company. I am not assuming anything.
- alemanek 3y agoOk, now I am really interested in your story. If you don’t mind sharing. How did you find yourself in a second career as the owner/operator of a tugboat company?
- mcculley 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36951413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36951413
- red-iron-pine 3y agotell me more. there are days when IT ain't fun and I miss the ocean...
- nradov 3y agoWhat is that percentage exactly? There are no particular education requirements for writing software. Some of the best developers have no formal education in the field.