Comment on: Have Software Developers Given Up? (an interesting read and so are the comments)
1 28 Apr 2016 11:50 u/AtheistComic in v/programmingComment on: Computer Programming to be renamed Googling Stackoverflow
IS IT APRIL FIRST??? lmao
Comment on: Getting a job in programming without a related degree?
You only need one skill. You need to ship a product that works so that people can see what you're capable of and the product has to be something useful. This right here is what separates the six or seven-figure coders from the others.
The more of a niche you tap the lower your pay will be. The bigger the aspiration and the better your execution, the higher your pay will be.
Think of something great. I can help you toss ideas around if you want. I've got lots of experience in this kind of tutoring.
Keep failing faster and faster. Keep a codebase on hand that you can use to launch things faster.
Tug of war between engineering and business people? Nothing new. This is the David and Goliath archetype of our age.
How we can fix it? Give all business majors a course in how to effectively manage employees who are on the spectrum without completely crushing their self esteem or work ethic. Most of the time the business people roll over the engineers to the point where those engs are just punching a paycheck waiting to retire.