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I had an old coworker who told me he got into software development in the sixties by walking into an IBM office and asking for a job. He had no education beyond
by sosodev 2mo ago
I had an old coworker who told me he got into software development in the sixties by walking into an IBM office and asking for a job. He had no education beyond high school and no experience with computers. They just had him take an aptitude test and then he worked on mainframes for decades.
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- beezlebroxxxxxx 2mo agoWorking on mainframes and with computers was considered secretarial work by almost everyone around that time. The role of computers in work, and the status of working with computers, has changed in incredible ways.