How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS degree

Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by acchow on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @08:19PM (#13872809)

I was in my mid 20's when I quit my job to learn programming.

Do you mean if I tried to enter the industry in my 40's it would have been much harder? Or now that I'm in the industry, the smooth sailing will eventually get rougher as I approach my 40s? If the latter, I don't really believe it...

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by ryandrake on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @10:07PM (#13873230)

Yea, I meant the latter. Software is the ultimate "early plateau" career.

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by acchow on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @02:30AM (#13874213)

Isn't it standard to just go to Google when you're older and cruise it out there?

Also, I think plateauing is fine.... Why do I need to move upwards when they're paying me plenty already?

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by lazyasciiart on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @04:17AM (#13874592)

"Standard"? What percentage of the industry do you think will ever work for Google?

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Re:How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS ... by aquabib on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @02:44PM (#13878638)

About 0.1%

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