This is a great article. As a student of mathematics about to finish his studies and looking potentially at a job in software development, this gave me a boost

This is a great article. As a student of mathematics about to finish his studies and looking potentially at a job in software development, this gave me a boost in confidence, reminding me that I should not be afraid too much on competition from people that have the proper academic background (although one might say that I'm not that in a disadvantaged position, I do know a lot less about the technical core stuff of computing). Everything is still possible!