seansmith1020

6 ms·

1.
by seansmith1020 9y ago
I get your point, but here's how I'm thinking of it. Software developer A is 22 and just graduated with a CS degree. Software developer B is 29, has a CPA, and three years of experience managing more junior accountants. Both get h
2.
by seansmith1020 9y ago
From my class of 25 only two are not in technology anymore. Probably 20 are employed as developers. The other three moved to ancillary tech roles (product management, sales engineer, etc...). This is 2.5 years out. Part of the issue too is
3.
by seansmith1020 9y ago
Out of curiosity what country are you in?
4.
by seansmith1020 9y ago
Couldn't agree more. A bootcamp dev with 3 years coding experience might have 7 years of professional experience they are building on. I know several bootcamp devs with very relevant backgrounds too. For example, 5-10 years as a Certif
5.
by seansmith1020 9y ago
Today is actually the three year anniversary of me starting a bootcamp (Galvanize). So I'm about 2.5 years out. Everything is going great, work at a startup. Contribute just as much as our other developers with a CS background, have re
6.
by seansmith1020 9y ago
It's where the "senior" distinction isn't very useful I think... It's very possible to be leading/running a team in three years in nearly any profession if you are good at what you are doing. Does that make you
7.
by seansmith1020 10y ago
The military has databases like this that could lead to a lot of interesting research, in theory. They do DNA testing for body identification purposes as well as tracking long term health through the VA.
8.
by seansmith1020 11y ago
I did gSchool and am now a fully contributing member to our dev team. There are definitely a few shortfalls compared to a traditional CS degree, but day-to-day writing code and delivering features the difference is relatively negligible.
9.
by seansmith1020 11y ago
Lolzzz
10.
by seansmith1020 12y ago
Forget Starbucks... the master of mobile payments is Safaricom's M-PESA.
11.
by seansmith1020 12y ago
We'll see how it pans out. Maybe you should speak with Timbo at OKHi and share some thoughts with him. All I know is it's a glaring problem, government's aren't going to address (pun partially intended) the issue, and it
12.
by seansmith1020 12y ago
Perhaps you all just mistimed the market. With smart phone penetration and 3G coverage steadily increasing, maybe two years ago there just wasn't the existing user base to make it feasible. If that were the case you'd also have to
13.
by seansmith1020 12y ago
I think the difference is your market though. Was Addy US focused? In Kenya, desperately describing the color of the tree in front of your gate to an Ambulance driver as a loved one lays dying is a very realistic situation. With poorly sign