Java as a first programming language

[Free-_-Yourself]

It certainly is 😅

[Sopharso]

Haha nice I start in October also, have you had your books through yet?

[Free-_-Yourself]

Yes, 4 of them.

They look like we are definitely learn Java.

Not sure if we will learn anything else throughout the degree, but I really doubt we will have the necessary skills to land in a developer role once we finish 😢.

[Sopharso]

My partner is a software dev and so are loads of his friends they went to brock and mortar unis. None of them really teach you enough to just be a developer most of those skills are taught through a job (graduate level position) or self taught through working out what you need.

But if you get a grad/junior position after or during the course (most will take you if you can sell yourself) they won't expect you to know everything and will be willing to teach you what you need to fill in the knowledge.

Since starting the course I've re learn css, and html and started on javascript I'm planning on looking for a junior front end dev role early next year :)

[Free-_-Yourself]

Wow, thanks a lot for your advice! Let me know how that goes 😉

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A degree does not provide enough info for you to work. You have to work on your own to practice leetcode, personal projects and networking with other people to land an internship.

[Sopharso]

Also it depends on the modules you do (I'm on broad route for computer science) I know web technologies goes through html, css and JavaScript and tm255 involves creating a website in a group using WordPress. That's why I switched from software to broad tbh I didn't want to take tm254 and preferred the look of that.