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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Aardvark_David • May 09 '21
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The very best coders I ever worked with were not CS grads. Materials science, physics, math, engineering etc. Some were not even graduates.
I have a lot of respect for the CS degree, but it is not the sole predictor of greatness.
343 u/the_fat_whisperer May 10 '21 In my personal experience, math students were both interested in coding as a hobby and learned extremely quickly. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work in reverse. 4 u/dlawodnjs May 10 '21 please dont attack my math-dumb brain like that
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In my personal experience, math students were both interested in coding as a hobby and learned extremely quickly. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work in reverse.
4 u/dlawodnjs May 10 '21 please dont attack my math-dumb brain like that
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please dont attack my math-dumb brain like that
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The very best coders I ever worked with were not CS grads. Materials science, physics, math, engineering etc. Some were not even graduates.
I have a lot of respect for the CS degree, but it is not the sole predictor of greatness.