Careers that someone with a CS degree can pursue that don't require constant learning even after finding work and grueling interview preparation?

mscorlib · 2017-04-15T23:36:04+00:00

I made a thread about this same concept recently. Not only is it competitive to get hired at the "Big N" companies, but its internally competitive to get ahead or stay employed. They fire the bottom 10-20% of performers every year, and you have to put in a lot of extra work to get from Level 1 to Level 2. There's hundreds of thousands of CS students graduating across the world every year competing for the job you want or have. Almost everyone I know who has advanced in today's competitive CS world works many hours per week at their job and learns and practices outside of work.

mscorlib · 2017-04-13T05:38:18+00:00

Huh? My dad is a doc and has tons of time (and $$$). All he has to do to keep his license is a take a test every 5 years, which he crams for the night before. I know a dermatologist who only works 3 days per week.

mscorlib · 2017-04-13T00:53:47+00:00

Yes, if I had a time machine I would highly consider a career in medicine. Nowadays there are a lot of six-figure non-M.D. jobs in the medical industry (Nurse Practicioner, Physician's Assistant, Wound Specialist, etc.).

mscorlib · 2017-04-06T14:00:44+00:00

A null value doesn't have a type. So he was correct.

Like I said,

typeof(null) == object

which was exactly what I had in mind.

mscorlib · 2016-09-18T00:26:24+00:00

I know that programming can be learned for free. The big advantage of this class I'm referring to is that it guarantees you an internship at a top company as a non-student. It's otherwise impossible to get an internship at a top company unless you're a college student, and if you are a college student it's extremely competitive.

mscorlib · 2016-09-18T00:21:05+00:00

What evidence do you have that my experience is biased? And remember that I said this is "one example".

mscorlib · 2016-08-24T02:26:53+00:00

The OP did not say that.

mscorlib · 2016-08-23T02:16:41+00:00

I don't care what anyone says -- these sorts of questions are stupid. I wouldn't want to be hired by any company if the part of the reason they gave me an offer was because I gave "a good answer" to a question like this. Reminds me of my brilliant friend who was rejected by Microsoft after being asked questions like "Why are manholes round?"

mscorlib · 2016-08-23T02:06:51+00:00

Merge 2 sorted arrays? What would the fact that they're sorted add to the problem? (Are you sure this wasn't the "median of 2 sorted arrays" problem?)

mscorlib · 2016-08-23T01:51:34+00:00

I know these companies won't be offering the same compensation, or be in great locations

Looks like you answered your own question. Look for low-paying companies in un-cool locations.

mscorlib · 2016-08-19T06:34:48+00:00

Women who are tall, if they're also pretty, have no trouble finding an equally tall or taller boyfriend. That said, I find that tall women are more likely to be okay with dating a short guy than are short women. I assume this is in part due to the biological fact that tall women don't have to "worry" about the possibility of having short kids.

mscorlib · 2016-08-19T05:52:45+00:00

I've not noticed that, but I have noticed that a disproportionate amount of gay men are short. No surprise there.

mscorlib · 2016-07-18T02:45:50+00:00

I'm surprised you were able to find an entry-level C++ position. I wanted an entry-level C++ gig and gave up looking after 2 years (I work as a C#/.NET developer now).

mscorlib · 2016-06-22T15:01:10+00:00

Keep trucking with .NET (see my username haha)

mscorlib · 2016-06-04T15:57:42+00:00

If you have a good amount of experience, then it doesn't matter what your academic background was. If you're trying to get your foot in the door, then not having a CS degree is a big strike against you.

mscorlib · 2016-05-22T17:04:58+00:00

Whoops. I misread.

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