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Talent, curiosity, interest and practice will find a way. I think what you are saying applied pre-Google, but now it's easy to see the path ahead.
by michaelwww 13y ago
Talent, curiosity, interest and practice will find a way. I think what you are saying applied pre-Google, but now it's easy to see the path ahead.
- betterunix 13y agoYou need to know what to search for on Google. Curiosity is good, but some topics are just not obvious enough for a curious hacker to search for. This is particularly true of more advanced topics, that are often not covered well by Google searches or wind up buried in noise.
- michaelwww 13y agoJust follow the links and Google the keywords mentioned in the writings. I'd be in favor of people going to school to learn how to use Google. Edit: that wasn't a knock at you, but I am often surprised at some of my smart friends who don't know how to use it, as in not knowing that the dash in front of keyword will eliminate those results.
- purplelobster 13y agoThat might be true for a few very talented and motivated people, but not for the majority. I would take a person with a theoretical computer science degree over a self-taught programmer any day, unless the self-taught one is clearly one of those insanely talented people.
- michaelwww 13y agoAgreed, but the vast majority of programming jobs don't require a theoretical computer science degree. It depends on what you're looking for.