Every time I hear "STEM degrees" I imagine old money telling new money "You still need us. It's tradition." Wonder when new money says "No."
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@patio11 that seems a bit echo chamber-y; plenty of colleges teach you how to program, which is the basis of commercial skillsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 I'm one. Although the work I did on FreeBSD was more influential than the work which was part of my degree. -
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@patio11 I did. Hadn't touched code but knew I liked computers. -
@calebthompson@patio11 My programming skill @ my first 6-figure programming salary was dwarfed by my PhD chemistry skills (w/ no prospects)
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@patio11 its not the only way - and a 4yr degree is not required to write a Rails app; but I don't agree that 0 people got value from uniThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 truth. I received one degree in photography another in liberal arts but I'm a UI dev at a startup.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 On the other hand, perhaps my "commercial" skills aren't a good model to emulate. ;-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 Teach accounting but hear from CS majors they learn "algorithmic" way of approaching problems.Not enuf to justify time+$ of degree?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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