roadtoswe

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   by roadtoswe 1y ago

   I'm relatively new to programming and aware of who Jack Dorsey is, but isn't this quite impressive for a single programmer to build?
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   Thanks for the advice and the link to your e-book!
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   Hi Emil, your story is inspiring for someone who wants to become a self-taught software engineer with particular interests in AI/ML (see my previous HN submission). This article was posted in 2020, would you change anything regarding t
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   Thanks for all the advice.
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   Indeed it is something to think about. I appreciate all the advice you gave. Last question, I'm currently taking CS50's Programming with Python and MITs Intro to CS in Python, what would be a good branching point after those two c
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   That's definitely true regarding your last point. Maybe I need to contribute significantly to some OSS projects or have a really nice side project or portfolio of side projects to level the playing field?
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   Thanks for the this.
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   I am also content for working with small interesting startups/companies. Yeah, I am expecting a timeline of 4-5 years to gain the relevant skillsets.
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   by roadtoswe 2y ago

   Thanks for the advice regarding Open Source contribution.
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    by roadtoswe 2y ago

    Motivating journey. Was there any material/resource (e.g., books, courses, etc) that helped you develop the knowledge base? Or was it mostly from working on projects, job experience, and the startup experience?
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    by roadtoswe 2y ago

    I feel like I can learn the material without going into an undergraduate program, however as you mentioned that pathway is the best way into getting an internship. Do you think the best-case timeline would still be ~5 years without going th
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    by roadtoswe 2y ago

    Great point about getting into FAANG/Tech companies through non-software development roles. However, I feel like I really enjoy the software process, despite my minimal programming experience. From what I've learned so far, it has
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    by roadtoswe 2y ago

    I know I should have framed the question in a less naive way. I did some very basic programming running some statistics before, and enjoyed the process greatly. But I would not classify it as programming experience in the general sense, it
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    by roadtoswe 2y ago

    I know I would definitely need to do some cost-benefit analysis. Good advice regarding implementing scripts to help within the work environment.
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    by roadtoswe 2y ago

    I do have an education, just not in computer science/engineering. I understand, some people never get into FAANG. I know you can make good money without getting into FAANG. I just used FAANG (or insert other companies) as a hypothetica
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    Ask HN: Steps to becoming a software engineer at FAANG?

    7 points by roadtoswe 2y ago|30 comments