"Take initiative. You're not going to learn to be a programmer in college. Do open source, internships, summer jobs... Make sure you work with people better

"Take initiative. You're not going to learn to be a programmer in college. Do open source, internships, summer jobs... Make sure you work with people better than you." And then focus on getting the most out of the stuff that college is good at teaching: fundamentals and theory. Do you really want to learn how to be a practician from a career academic?