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A comment on Ask HN: Self taught programmers without CS degree working at one of the big 5?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Self taught programmers without CS degree working... by ud0 on Sunday July 02, 2017 @04:44PM (#14684245)
What resources did you use links will be helpful and how long did it take from Bootcamp to Google
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Re:Ask HN: Self taught programmers without CS degree working... by skylark on Sunday July 02, 2017 @10:55PM (#14685570)
Took me about 2.5 years, but I wasn't actively trying to get into a tech giant the entire time. I personally know people who went straight from a bootcamp into Google/Amazon/Facebook because their ability to solve algorithms was excellent.

I have a copy of CLRS on my desk, but I actually found Algorithms 4th ed to be the perfect level of difficulty for someone with no math or CS background.

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Re:Ask HN: Self taught programmers without CS degree working... by vram22 on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @12:24PM (#14696733)
>I actually found Algorithms 4th ed to be the perfect level of difficulty

This book - http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/home/ ?

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Re:Ask HN: Self taught programmers without CS degree working... by skylark on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @12:52PM (#14696928)
Yep! That's the exact one I have.
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