• @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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    19 days ago

    To be programming when your in highschool, yes. If you’re not programming already in highschool, you probably shouldn’t study computer science

    …or just expect to take an internship or do Foss work for a few years after you graduate, to catch up with your peers

    • Lussy [any, hy/hym]
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      819 days ago

      If you’re not programming already in highschool, you probably shouldn’t study computer science

      Lol, then what about these people with jobs after attending boot camps? They’re all there for their talent and experience?

        • Orcocracy [comrade/them]
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          18 days ago

          Professional training courses and certifications: all scams.

          Expecting people to do unpaid spec work when they’re 16: not scams.

            • Orcocracy [comrade/them]
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              118 days ago

              Not only is this an out of touch and irresponsible expectation to put on high school kids, but if FOSS was nothing but a box ticking exercise for unpaid child labour, then the proportion of abandoned and unfinished projects would be worse than it is for Netflix Originals.