Re:Are We in the Middle of a Programming Bubble?
by ummonk on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @03:37AM
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>Programmers are everywhere, but a programmer that also knows chemistry or biology or economics or art history or just about anything stands out.
Really? I have a physics degree with some experience in rocket science, but my most valuable skillset (measured by how much pay I can fetch for it) is plain old software engineering. I don't think I'd be able to leverage my area of specialization to exceed or even match what I can get from FB/LI/G as a generic software engineer.
Re:Are We in the Middle of a Programming Bubble?
by criddell on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @08:54AM
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You don't think your broader education and experience makes you a better software developer (that encompasses programming, writing, and working with other people)?
Re:Are We in the Middle of a Programming Bubble?
by ummonk on Thursday January 24, 2019 @01:54PM
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That's a good point. Not going through the standard CS track and straight into software engineering has probably given me broader experience and skills (both soft and hard) that I wouldn't have developed as well otherwise.
Re:Are We in the Middle of a Programming Bubble?
by sjg007 on Monday January 21, 2019 @05:55PM
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Maybe. I studied CS and bioinformatics. You end up competing with both pure CS folks and also the bio folks that are bioinformaticians. Still I generally agree that some domain expertise is helpful.
My kids have mentioned that they might be interested in a degree in computer science because and I've encouraged them to combine that with a second area of specialization. Programmers are everywhere, but a programmer that also knows chemistry or biology or economics or art history or just about anything stands out.