• Gnubyte@lemdit.com
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    1 year ago

    Look if going to college didn’t cost four years of time with 20K per year, where in my career you’d be near to outdated (tech), I’d go.

    But for tech I feel like its almost a scam. I’d rather have the certs and/or practical knowledge or be able to go through an interview via algorithms, soft skills, explaining how to go through what I know. Its harder work to learn this way but I think it keeps your skills sharper.

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      1 year ago

      My experience is that the college foundation I got over 20 years ago is still incredibly useful as a developer, architect, and manager.

      That said, the thing you need to learn the most is how to constantly keep up with the changes in technology, and my college at least did an ok job at that.

      Did a shit job helping me get my first job, though.