Re:Ask HN: Why don't most self taught developers start with ...
by aosaigh on Friday March 29, 2019 @05:30AM
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When considering what people take from a CS education (and I come from one), I don't think it's the fundamentals, concepts or theory that's important if you are interested in building software. I think it's the skills you gain from being in that environment for 3 or 4 years: being able to think abstractly and decompose problems, being able to design systems etc.
I can't necessarily name X, Y or Z algorithms or data structures off the top of my head, but I do know how to take a problem, think about it and solve it.
If you can get these skills elsewhere then great. I've mentored people doing web development bootcamps and this is always the advice I give them.
I can't necessarily name X, Y or Z algorithms or data structures off the top of my head, but I do know how to take a problem, think about it and solve it.
If you can get these skills elsewhere then great. I've mentored people doing web development bootcamps and this is always the advice I give them.