Ask HN: How do you know if you're employable?

Re:Ask HN: How do you know if you're employable? by Blackstone4 on Saturday December 09, 2017 @06:12PM (#15888736)

You're already extremely qualified. Do you already know how to program? If not or you're rusty, go do a course on Udemy or another online provider. They cost ~$15 on sale and are really good. Then get a job in software and learn it as you go.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you know if you're employable? by Cyph0n on Saturday December 09, 2017 @06:33PM (#15888810)

Yes, I think I'm pretty proficient with Python, and I'm familiar with a few other languages. But I have never really worked on a large codebase or on a large team, so there's that.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you know if you're employable? by Blackstone4 on Saturday December 16, 2017 @06:41AM (#15939079)

You won't learn how to work within a large team or large codebase unless you do it. You won't learn that by doing a CS degree.

I completed a Masters in engineering and at my first job I worked as a tester for 6 months. I gained plenty of domain knowledge which helped me when I transitioned into a Java developer role. I learnt everything on the job. I would think you can too

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