Ask HN: What niche in IT would you advise your struggling brother to pursue?

Posted by beingpoor on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:09PM
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Hi HN. Imagine that you have a mid 30's brother with an arts degree (despite being very confortable with maths, logic and tech in general) struggling in life. What niche in IT would you advise him to pursue?

I'm inclined to advise him React + Rails. Python might be easier to learn but I'm afraid he wouldn't get a job.

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Re:Ask HN: What niche in IT would you advise your struggling... by SQL2219 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:38PM (#15111476)

Look at graduate certificates in statistics, biz intelligence etc. About half the credits of a masters, complete in a year.

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Re:Ask HN: What niche in IT would you advise your struggling... by sunny1304 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:16PM (#15111355)

If he is comfortable with maths and logic then I would advise him to learn Machine Learning, specifically Deep Learning.

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Re:Ask HN: What niche in IT would you advise your struggling... by beingpoor on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:30PM (#15111424)

Wouldn't that imply a formal education? He feels too old to get another degree.

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