How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
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How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
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Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#2I truly love success stories like this.
We can make fun of bootcamps, but the people going into them are by-and-large trying to make themselves better than they are. Its the human condition and should be our goal.
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#3you should probably avoid the term engineer and use "developer" instead, and "junior"
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#4you should probably avoid the term engineer and use "developer" instead, and "junior"
> I was hired as a junior software engineer at a tech startup
He says ‘Junior’ later on, and if his job role says software engineer he can use the term.
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#5you should probably avoid the term engineer and use "developer" instead, and "junior"
It's just his imagination..
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#6you should probably avoid the term engineer and use "developer" instead, and "junior"
Why?
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#7you should probably avoid the term engineer and use "developer" instead, and "junior"
> I was hired as a junior software engineer at a tech startup He says ‘Junior’ later on, and if his job role says software engineer he can use the term.
In his jurisdiction (NYC), probably. Not everywhere, even though in places where this is technically prohibited (e.g
Canada), it is poorly enforced.
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#8Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#9Fluff article that seems to be just a dark pattern/undercover advertising for the boot camp. Not a whole lot of actual 'how' other than the basics of anything. Show up, do the work, and out effort into it. But mentions the boot camp six times.
Re: How I successfully became a software engineer in 3 months
#10I wouldn't think that 3 months is enough time to decide if success has been reached