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This was me but I eventually realized that just showing up to my university classes and paying attention was enough to pass. My issue was that I didn’t even wa
by jml78 3y ago
This was me but I eventually realized that just showing up to my university classes and paying attention was enough to pass.
My issue was that I didn’t even want to put the effort into attending classes. I failed one class almost every semester due to not showing up.
High school I didn’t even pay attention in class and still passed without any issue.
I never learned how to study. And ultimately knowing how to study doesn’t really help you in the software world IMO.
- willprice89 3y agoIt depends what you're working on. Good luck implementing a functioning network stack if you can't buckle down and work your way through a few dozen RFCs.
- jml78 3y agoI think it depends on what you mean by studying. My view is that college studying is having to memorize everything required to pass tests. I can easily read RFCs and then apply that knowledge. But I don't need to memorize shit because if I need a detail, I can just go grab the RFC again and grab the info I need. It is why when I was in college, all my lab work in any subject, computer science, chemistry, etc, was my strength. I could put the knowledge to use. But if I had to memorize shit to regurgitate on a test, I had issues.