Avoiding homework with code and getting caught

Re:Avoiding homework with code and getting caught by jviotti on Thursday September 22, 2022 @09:42PM (#32947008)

Congrats Alistair and Scott! This is an amazing story that made me remember my high-school days. As the authors, I was into programming from an early age, and high school definitely took the second place :) My grades ended up REALLY suffering when I got my first full-time role at a startup while I was 17 years old (parents approved) and on my last school year. Fast-forward many years and I don't regret a thing. I attended University of Oxford (despite my bad grades!) and I'm doing very well doing what I love.

Wish you both a very, very bright future!

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Re:Avoiding homework with code and getting caught by hiett on Thursday September 22, 2022 @09:58PM (#32947102)

Thank you! Alistair and I have been in startups since we were 15/16, and we've both now finished school and work full time in the startup space. My grades definitely took a down turn the last two years, but I'm happy with my decisions and am loving working in tech!

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Re:Avoiding homework with code and getting caught by imdsm on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:17AM (#32949988)

I think it's fair to say most of us had our grades suffer. My GCSEs back in 06 were terrible, but no wonder, I spent most of my time hacking & writing code. I'm no worse off for it, and I'm sure you won't be either!

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Re:Avoiding homework with code and getting caught by aabbccsmith on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:25PM (#32947658)

thank you for the kind words :) things are going well for us so far, so fingers crossed it stays like this! You've put a big smile on my face :)

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