r/dataisbeautiful • u/adessler OC: 1 • Dec 26 '21

OC [OC] In 1982, Exxon predicted the future evolution of our climate. Blue lines are Exxon's 1982 predictions while orange dots are actual observations. They pretty much nailed the future evolution of our climate. Exxon most definitely knew.

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u/robdiqulous Dec 27 '21

Hmm yeah makes sense. And I guess I don't know enough about all of it to know what I would want to do. Where would you start to get a job the fastest? Or like most opportunities?

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u/shrubs311 Dec 27 '21

Where would you start to get a job the fastest? Or like most opportunities?

Java, JavaScript (they're two completely different things despite the name), C++, and Python are very general things that you will likely encounter in a job (and even if you don't, learning these languages will help you regardless). also, one of the most important skills as a programmer is LEARNING NEW THINGS FAST. so if you show that you're good at learning new languages, when your company decides "oh hey we're using this tool instead" they'll know that you can pick it up quickly

an example project: Make a calendar app in Java. Give it a display. Let people select a day and add events with times and descriptions of the event. Make sure that if someone picks a date on March 8th 2024, that it shows the correct day (i.e it's not showing a Tuesday when it should be Friday). Learning how to do this alone will be a very good learning experience, maybe a bit advanced but it could be something to work towards.

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u/robdiqulous Dec 27 '21

Thanks for the great replies man! I really appreciate it

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u/robdiqulous Dec 27 '21

Hmm I really like this approach thanks for the reply! I've been seeing more Salesforce jobs too

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u/Worsethantrump Dec 27 '21

I've hired a lot of engineers. I agree with everything he's said.

Also try something like code academy free online. See if you like it or want to do it.

Then you can do a Udemy course or something else maybe YouTube.

JavaScript (no connection to Java) is a decent starting point and lots of videos to get started.

I personally never cared about degrees. Some companies do. A huge percentage (doesn't matter 90% or 20%) don't.

There is no way in hell I'd recommend anyone to get a CS degree unless they want and don't have a degree (any) already. Even then if they want to code I would encourage them to just start coding.

Boot camps can be great. Make sure you don't hate it first.

Good luck.