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Actually what you knew, except algorithm design, if else, loops and other metaprogramming essentials, is worth nil in the coding business. Anything you know spe
by f4stjack 14y ago
Actually what you knew, except algorithm design, if else, loops and other metaprogramming essentials, is worth nil in the coding business. Anything you know specifically related to one language will quickly be outdated until you graduate or finish that book.
"So you know z framework? Oh but this is version x.y and we practically wrote it from the ground up! Which makes your sql incantations explode with glee and errors. Mostly errors..."
Knowledge can be gathered, can be learned. But you cannot "learn" learning.
- tensor 14y agoOn the contrary, learning to learn is exactly what graduate school teaches.
- f4stjack 14y agoThis, I believe, depends on where you get your education. Graduate school teaches something in where I live but it is mostly memorizing the right information at the right time (like finals or visas) then you can safely forget it. If your graduate school eschewed rote learning, perfect. But there are some countries who still structure their educational system while thinking this kind of teaching means something...