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Speaking as someone who has interviewed quite a lot of people, I would say we have an ample supply of kids who started programming in college and successfully g
by dusklight 13y ago
Speaking as someone who has interviewed quite a lot of people, I would say we have an ample supply of kids who started programming in college and successfully graduated with a 4-year degree, or even a masters. But we have a huge shortage on people who can actually write code and be hireable.
- nthj 13y agoWhich totally makes sense, and I'm unsure why students don't think this one through. It's like saying, "I want to be a career musician", spending 4 years learning music theory, and then expecting a job playing the piano with an orchestra. If you want to make great music, you've gotta spend a lot of time playing the piano.
- gamechangr 13y ago"I'm unsure why students don't think this one through". MONEY. Financial aid is available for classes, but not for self learning. Classes take a large percentage of your (would be) self learning time.