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Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by mrtron » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:20 PM UTC

BCS (yes it exists...) University of Waterloo

So at Waterloo you can now get a BCS (in the math dept, school of comp sci), BMath - CS, Comp Eng, or Software Eng. I think the diversity in the programs is a good thing. Hell half the Electrical Engineers end up as programmers, but I would never hire one :P

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by pmjordan » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:23 PM UTC

MPhys in Computational Physics from University of York, UK.

Self-taught in programming from age 9. Had 1 long-term job as a game programmer, got fed up with it, now working on my own tech. (I'm 23)

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by alakra » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:23 PM UTC

BS Computer Engineering Technology, 2004 - Southern Polytechnic State U. I program non-stop...

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by mk » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:35 PM UTC

B.A. in Philosophy from University of California, Santa Cruz 2006. Started programming around 1999.

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by alexsolo » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:36 PM UTC

BA Software Engineering, University of Waterloo.

Working as a C++ developer at a big online retailer.

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by simplegeek » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:36 PM UTC

Dropped out of CS school, twice.

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by wallflower » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:39 PM UTC

simplegeek wrote: post #106

Dropped out of CS school, twice.

Can we assume you won't go for the hat-trick as you probably already have the skills to pay the bills.

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by bdittmer » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:39 PM UTC

xmilestegx wrote: post #56

BS in Computer Science & Engineering from The Ohio State University. - Programming for the man. the '& Engineering' just means I took more math and physics classes and some intro to (insert Engineering Discipline) classes.

BS Computer Science & Engineering

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by tlrobinson » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:42 PM UTC

rksprst wrote: post #20

BS Comp Sci, USC - 1 more year to go

Fight on!

BS CECS and MS CS, USC, '07

Re: Ask YC: How many people here have a degree and are programmers?

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Post by simplegeek » Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 8:49 PM UTC

wallflower wrote: post #107

simplegeek wrote: post #106

Dropped out of CS school, twice.

Can we assume you won't go for the hat-trick as you probably already have the skills to pay the bills.

Well, I often think I should go back to school. But I guess I've been lucky so far :) That said, I think self-learning is much more important. They don't teach you how to use version-control, right?