I’m preparing to go to college, and would like to hear some people’s thoughts on what skills would be valuable to have in ten years, from an IT perspective. I’m initially majoring in computer science, and have thought of doing quantum computing electives/research opportunities. What do you think will be the skills to have in 10 years?
Ask HN: What skills do you think will be most in-demand in 10 years?
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#2cyber security isn't going away anytime soon.
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#3It's difficult to predict, but I don't see the classics going away: Java, JavaScript, SQL.
But overall, the goal should be to get a broad range of experience in different platforms so the technology you use is irrelevant. From that point on you just need to decide where you want to invest your time.
For example, when I was doing internships in college I invested in getting Java experience because I knew that it was used by large companies (companies who pay more). This paid off and I was hired by a company who paid me a lot of money to use Java straight out of college. Now I'm paid a lot of money by another company to use Java.
So you want to have the capability to code in anything, but you have to decide which technologies to put on your resume based on what's out there. Knowing Java, JS, and Web Application Development is never a bad idea.
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#4It's difficult to predict, but I don't see the classics going away: Java, JavaScript, SQL. But overall, the goal should be to get a broad range of experience in different platforms so the technology you use is irrelevant. From that point on you just need to decide where you want to invest your time. For example, when I was doing internships in college I invested in getting Java experience because I knew that it was u…
I've been thinking about this for a while. I mostly do js/ts[full stack]. But having C# or Java under my belt would probably be a good idea, those two aren't going away anytime soon. Plus docker and k8s.
Like you said, the classics aren't going anywhere
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#5If you want a clear path avoid IT. The best advice is learn to learn and don't ever stop. In my over 40 years the only constant was change. Whatever you learn at college don't assume you will end up using it.
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#6Honestly, the most important skill is to learn how to learn. There are some basics that will always be useful such as SQL or any of the popular high level programming languages. But in 10 years, the demands of whatever sector you want to work in will have changed in ways that we can only guess. But learning how you learn, what techniques help you stay focused are much more useful in the long term.
If you are serious on going into research, seek out (abstract) mathematics. It's a language in itself and (in my experience) takes the longest to become comfortable with.
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#7When do we start banning these questions?
It is literally asked and answered every week at least.
Not using search before asking shows disrespect to community, am I wrong?
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#8If LLMs are in an early phase, in 10 years we would be in the declining phase (with better tech replacing it?). Something akin to React today. So I think going 100% in on LLMs is a risky but high profitable road to take.
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#9cyber security isn't going away anytime soon.
Which should include at minimum
How to test backups
Unidirectional networks, and how to use them
Microkernels, multilevel security and capabilities
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#10Electronics, machining and manufacturing
Knowing how to actually apply computers directly to solve problems quickly is always quite valuable outside silicon valley