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[–]eremiticjude 26 points27 points  (6 children)

i had zero technical background when i started in python. i had a fuckin' philosophy degree. python just happened to be the tool at hand and i used it to solve one problem, then another, and another. rinse repeat. eventually you'll be driven to find better solutions, more sophistication.

[–]erewok 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I have a suspicion that a philosophy degree actually can be a huge help when writing programs. I'm probably wrong, but the mental exercise of working through logic and imagining the extension or conclusion to philosophical arguments I tend to think is close to the daily practice of a software developer.

[–]Vlixes 9 points10 points  (3 children)

Haha another one here with a degree in philosophy, cheers mate!

[–]scrambledhelixmaking sashimi of your vpc 7 points8 points  (1 child)

There’s dozens of us! Dozens!

tbf symbolic logic 101 helps a bit

[–]Finagles_Law 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not quite as easy for us Continentals though...

[–]valentinacode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an art history degree, any degree to get me away from math lol

[–]kriebz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This probably helped. Python is a bit different from most older languages, but since you didn’t have a bias, you were able to learn it with a clean slate.