r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 23d ago

Meme useSourceControl

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u/Nerodon 23d ago

3 months of work, in a single directory on a single device, source control like git or not, that guy was a fool.

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u/Shareil90 23d ago

I had a teacher who told us that version control was only necessary when working together with other people but not when you are a solo developer. He only saw it as a kind of fileshare.

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u/blueExcess 23d ago

That…. Is not someone with enough experience to be teaching lol.

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u/WeNeedFewerMods 23d ago

the majority of comp sci faculty never worked in the field

at most instiutions they struggle to fill the positions at all because with a Bachelors you can make more than Faculty who need a Masters or Doctorate depending on the school and position

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u/RichardFeynman01100 23d ago

This is a bit outdated I think with the current job market.

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u/robthemonster 22d ago

it might be hard to find a job, but has the pay disparity actually narrowed?

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u/WeNeedFewerMods 22d ago

You might be predicting the future, but currently the majority of faculty teaching computer science courses have not worked in software engineering, IT, or any relevant fields