How I Became a Programmer in ~12 Weeks

Re:How I Became a Programmer in ~12 Weeks by phektus on Thursday November 24, 2011 @07:44AM (#3274142)

Don't be. There are still barriers to entry in the profession. Sure one can cook up simple apps and google everything else after just weeks of learning, but if you sit down with somebody for a while you'll know and feel the difference. Which maybe the reason why more and more programmers are becoming entrepreneurs - management and other 'clients' usually have a poor eye on talent (esp. the young ones... you see the theme here), and to really make the most out of your expertise the logical conclusion is to build your own company out of what you know.

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Re:How I Became a Programmer in ~12 Weeks by jarek on Thursday November 24, 2011 @09:51AM (#3274454)

Of course management have a poor eye for programming talent. It's not their field.

Would you know a good mechanical engineer if you could only interview them for two hours and maybe see some of their past work? A good massage therapist? A good financial planner?

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Re:How I Became a Programmer in ~12 Weeks by stuck434 on Thursday November 24, 2011 @05:24PM (#3275567)

What if management included programmers? What hope do you have then? I was just recently at a company that never even gave me a chance to write one line of code.

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