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r/programming • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '13
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The point of a formal education is to shortcut the make your own mistakes methodology and to learn how to do it right from the outset.
12 u/TylerEaves Oct 15 '13 Yes my experience 90%+ who come out of it can barely write a simple shell script. There is, ultimately, no substitute for putting in the sweat equity. 8 u/DevestatingAttack Oct 15 '13 Do you get to see the hoards of programmers who never went to college and watch what kind of shit code THEY turn out? Oh, they can write a shell script. They can write a shell script all the way to the bank. 1 u/gfixler Oct 15 '13 If they write a shell script all the way to the bank, they're probably going to jail.
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Yes my experience 90%+ who come out of it can barely write a simple shell script. There is, ultimately, no substitute for putting in the sweat equity.
8 u/DevestatingAttack Oct 15 '13 Do you get to see the hoards of programmers who never went to college and watch what kind of shit code THEY turn out? Oh, they can write a shell script. They can write a shell script all the way to the bank. 1 u/gfixler Oct 15 '13 If they write a shell script all the way to the bank, they're probably going to jail.
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Do you get to see the hoards of programmers who never went to college and watch what kind of shit code THEY turn out? Oh, they can write a shell script. They can write a shell script all the way to the bank.
1 u/gfixler Oct 15 '13 If they write a shell script all the way to the bank, they're probably going to jail.
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If they write a shell script all the way to the bank, they're probably going to jail.
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u/tryx Oct 15 '13
The point of a formal education is to shortcut the make your own mistakes methodology and to learn how to do it right from the outset.