Re:Ask HN: Reasons to stay in Software Engineering
by stevenwoo on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:39AM
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Why are you getting a masters degree? Are you doing this while working full time? What is your end goal for a masters degree?
The interview process for software developers is as you write, terribly broken at a lot of companies from the point of view of most developers. I do not see this changing in the foreseeable future and it does not matter what software you have written in the past, you will get the opportunity to prove yourself all over again for the rest of your career.
One possible solution is to work for yourself. This solves some of your issues and introduces a whole different set.
The interview process for software developers is as you write, terribly broken at a lot of companies from the point of view of most developers. I do not see this changing in the foreseeable future and it does not matter what software you have written in the past, you will get the opportunity to prove yourself all over again for the rest of your career.
One possible solution is to work for yourself. This solves some of your issues and introduces a whole different set.