Programming Paradigms
The problem with the IT industry today is all the bullshit "earn a degree in TCP/IP in just six weeks!" I''m working in IT to put me through college and I''ve noticed that the most knoweledgable people are the old school hackers (mid 20''s) with no formal post high-school education.
Hell, I''m a freakin high-school drop out, and I make damn good money for my age (22) doing C++/C# programming
quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster
I''ve noticed that the most knoweledgable people are the old school hackers (mid 20''s) with no formal post high-school education.
I''ve noticed that there are plenty of mid-20 ITers with no formal post high-school education who are perfectly crap at their job. People who are good at software development do not fall into any particular demographic; the vast majority of people are not very good, and my experiences bear that out.
The common trend I''ve found is that hobbyists--people who have programming interests outside of class, or maybe even self-taught--tend to be the best problem-solvers. OTOH, if they have the "this is the way I''ve always done it and I''m self-taught so I don''t need to listen to you" attitude, it''ll work against any merits they have.
Hrm. That was supposed to be insightful, but now I just re-iterated SabreMan''s point.
Hrm. That was supposed to be insightful, but now I just re-iterated SabreMan''s point.
The willingness to learn is what separates those who are successful and those who are not and as for the corruptness in the IT industry, the colleges dishing out insignificant and in many cases unreliable certificates does not help employers choose the suitable candidates. In my opinion a certificate of achievement/education isn’t worth the paper it is printed on.
I find that it is much easier to learn information from the source rather than to go through the semi-bull**** that colleges try to put into your head. As an intermediate programmer I found my college to be a distraction rather than a resource. I actually believe I was more educated on the subject of programming that the guy who was teaching the course and he laughed when I confronted him with concepts he did not understand.
Don’t be discouraged about going to college, I am merely talking about the experience of my college, I found the attitude of the teachers as well as the students rather slothful. I started the course with great enthusiasm to learn but it faded and I am stuck with the dilemma of learning to program own my own.
I find that it is much easier to learn information from the source rather than to go through the semi-bull**** that colleges try to put into your head. As an intermediate programmer I found my college to be a distraction rather than a resource. I actually believe I was more educated on the subject of programming that the guy who was teaching the course and he laughed when I confronted him with concepts he did not understand.
Don’t be discouraged about going to college, I am merely talking about the experience of my college, I found the attitude of the teachers as well as the students rather slothful. I started the course with great enthusiasm to learn but it faded and I am stuck with the dilemma of learning to program own my own.
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