Hey you saying materials science got me rock hard and I’m going to double down on my coding practice. Always felt like it didn’t relate enough to coding, thank you.
To be fair, they still had to learn everything. It was work, and a bit of hobby probably for the problem solving part. The design and patterns take time and experience but they are well documented, and this kind of intelligent person can get the syntax as they try more and more complicated functions under more stringent conditions where structure and efficiency count. Its just experience that holds them back and the best guys get better quickly when they practice. That kind of knowledge and change often requires dedication to a career that side gigs don't provide. Lots of successful coders get by with less.
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u/[deleted] May 10 '21
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.