How I came to find Linux

Re:How I came to find Linux by zaphar on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @10:14AM (#10079268)

A programmer with a law degree can be really useful to a company. Particularly if a company uses open source. You have a perspective on software licensing that many do not have. Programming remains a profession where certifications and degrees are much less valued.

If I were you I would leverage your unique perspective as both someone who understands law and code.

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Re:How I came to find Linux by lauritz on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @06:20PM (#10082601)

Being a fellow law student who decided against a formal CS education, I can second that. It also works the other way around, a lawyer who knows about computer science is (in my experience) pretty rare, and issues that also require a thorough understanding of technical processes (e.g. privacy legislation) are becoming more and more important.

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