Re:Ask HN: Am I at a disadvantage for not attending Stanford...
by zemanel on Friday July 29, 2011 @12:27AM
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i'm was born on a humble family, away for a major city and don't even have a degree in CS. Started on development on a time where i [hardly] had access to the internet on a 56k modem and only got my own pc at like 20y old (i'm 30) and [decent/broadband] internet access at like 25.
If your goal is a major job and your attended school isn't cutting it, there are better ways that an MIT degree and awesome/very rewarding jobs on that path. Open source development for example. Companies like Google and others, pick up talents that contribute to open source projects. That also allows you to build real world experience and exponentially improve your skills, because a major pitfall is believing that a degree in CS is an end, instead of just another step on the way.
If your goal is a major job and your attended school isn't cutting it, there are better ways that an MIT degree and awesome/very rewarding jobs on that path. Open source development for example. Companies like Google and others, pick up talents that contribute to open source projects. That also allows you to build real world experience and exponentially improve your skills, because a major pitfall is believing that a degree in CS is an end, instead of just another step on the way.