Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t
by xatan_dank on Friday May 05, 2017 @06:17PM
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True, but what does "writing code" mean? If it means learning some basic JavaScript syntax and writing a small text adventure, that isn't hard at all. Learning the mathematical fundamentals of CS on the other hand is a great deal harder, and getting up to speed with what technologies are considered standard is extremely difficult.
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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t
by E6300 on Friday May 05, 2017 @06:22PM
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You're not going to learn much CS from a code school.
Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t
by sidlls on Friday May 05, 2017 @06:33PM
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Many, if not most, software jobs require very little CS knowledge. At such jobs the ability to compare numbers and read a chart (a matrix of algorithms and data structures vs. time vs. space complexity) will cover almost every possible use case.
"Mid-level development as a skilled trade" jobs, for example.
Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t
by elihu on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:17PM
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Right. Most programming jobs aren't asking for 5+ years experience in <some language/framework/library> because they're looking for someone who knows how to balance a red-black tree, they're looking for someone who already knows all the workarounds and kludges you'll need to know to do the work they want you to do.
Learning a programming language is relatively easy. Knowing which of several libraries that offer similar features is the right one for your particular task takes time.
Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t
by Apocryphon on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:42PM
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And yet, most software jobs interview for CS knowledge. Maybe there should be code camps for interview CS knowledge.