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> I've been reading about that but I don't think I have what it takes There is no such thing has not having what it takes. We're fortunate in that you don't ne
by lsiunsuex 13y ago
> I've been reading about that but I don't think I have what it takes
There is no such thing has not having what it takes. We're fortunate in that you don't necessarily need a degree to excel in this industry. A recruiter asked me just the other week - "how have you gotten this far without a proper education? " - I didn't know how to answer her. What'd you mean, how? I worked my ass off, learned new things and every job I got I made sure it was a step forward, not backward.
It's impossible to learn a new language over night. But dedicate time to it and over a couple months / year - you might get good enough to use it at a real job.
Always make samples of work and store them somewhere. Start basic, and move gradually towards complex projects. Never know, maybe a startup comes of one of them...
- sown 13y agoI meant that it seems like i'm too dumb. it was like this in school, too. I remember in a networking class I was always bewildered at what the professor was saying and everyone else got. he used the socratic method of teaching; asking questions in a logical fashion. he didn't call on me after a while. i do keep trying to read and learn about ML or any new tech, but it always seems like I'm clueless because there's more stuff I don't know or never knew about. it's never good enough to get a job. just thinking about it now makes me feel like a loser when i should feel excited at new knowledge. maybe i'm just burning out. i feel like I'm at the end of my life