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Re:DevDegree: Work at Shopify and get a free CS degree in pa... by dna_polymerase on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @06:28AM (#22053348)
Yes, and the founder of Shopify is originally from Germany, I bet he got inspired by that.
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Re:DevDegree: Work at Shopify and get a free CS degree in pa... by spinlock_ on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @06:37AM (#22053387)
Yeah, I guess so too. Toby told in a podcast [0] that he finished an apprenticeship as "Fachinformatiker für Anwendungsentwicklung". Though it's not the same as "Duales Studium" (which gives you an academic degree while former doesn't) I guess this program was highly influenced by his experience. Though I'm asking myself if this kind of program is common in Canada or is Shopify doing something unique here?

[0]: https://fs.blog/tobi-lutke/

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