Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check
by jasode on Friday August 25, 2017 @04:00PM
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>in this very post, there are countless examples of people saying the best programmers were the ones that knew it all before college,
Nobody in this thread has said that programmers should "know it all" before college. You're injecting conditions and standards (like "mastery") that no poster actually wrote.
>No other field is this expected. That's the point.
This isn't true. You can see coaching advice for electrical engineers to update their resume with any DIY (do-it-yourself) electronics projects that would demonstrate self-motivation, passion, etc to potential employers. In that respect, it's not much different than computer programming. Do electrical engineers get jobs without any personal side projects?!? Yes, of course. Same as computer science -- many programmers get jobs without side projects.
In both scenarios, it isn't absolutely necessary but it's a way to stand out from the crowd.
Nobody in this thread has said that programmers should "know it all" before college. You're injecting conditions and standards (like "mastery") that no poster actually wrote.
>No other field is this expected. That's the point.
This isn't true. You can see coaching advice for electrical engineers to update their resume with any DIY (do-it-yourself) electronics projects that would demonstrate self-motivation, passion, etc to potential employers. In that respect, it's not much different than computer programming. Do electrical engineers get jobs without any personal side projects?!? Yes, of course. Same as computer science -- many programmers get jobs without side projects.
In both scenarios, it isn't absolutely necessary but it's a way to stand out from the crowd.