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Similarities between the Learn to Code Movement and Online Poker

• deleted 13y ago
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• pmcpinto 13y ago
  Interesting comparison. By the way, do you still play sometimes or you quit completely?
  • bjpless 13y ago
    I played in the World Series of Poker in 2010 (the worst experience ever) and then quit completely. I was sick of the whole thing.
• nicholas73 13y ago
  Do many people drop out of code schools or drop off after completion, like poor poker players would after finding out it's harder than it looked?
  • bjpless 13y ago
    That's a great question. Developer bootcamps are a huge time (3 months) and financial ($10k) commitment. Lots of risk if you're uncertain about your interest/proficiency in coding.
• duffdevice 13y ago
  one similarity you called out is "They also share a risk loving profile (though maybe not to quite the same extent)." I don't really follow this. Maybe it's true that engineers in early-stage startups have greater risk tolerance than average, but this is more related to the startup part, not the engineering part. There's nothing in software engineering that is inherently risk-loving (you could probably argue the opposite). Overall, I like coding, and poker, but I don't really see this as a super apt comparison IMO, outside of general things like logical thinking, working hard, and liking money.