>Be me, zoomer in ivy CS program
>About to graduate
>Have been applying to hundreds of jobs non stop for months
>FINALLY land an interview
>It's scheduled in the middle of my finals week
>Not much time to study
>They ask basic questions about node.js,
>Can you make an endpoint and upload a file?
>Can you make an endpoint to login with a username and password
>Can you find all the values in this array that add up to k?
>Literally cannot answer a single question
>Cannot even write a for loop
>Have a mental breakdown mid interview because nothing I learned over the last 4 years is important nor applicable in any way shape or form
>No one cares about lower level programming
>No one cares about the discrete math behind algorithms
>The ONLY thing that matters is building apps (javascript, python, etc)
Four years have passed and I have NOTHING to show for it besides this moronic math degree and I can't even build useful applications. But wait! At least I can tell you about the traveling salesman problem! Cause that's so damn useful
IT'S OVER
CS HAS FALLEN
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rest in piss credentialist scum.
Let me guess, nepotism? If not then how don't you get where you were? I'm not trying to be smug or some jealous I'm actually curious how you guys do what you do.
Freelance dumb nig. Ive got 24 years IT experience and decided to say frick the big tech companies. Lots of stress, only make around $80/hr, but it is 100% worth it.
>24 years
24 years doing what? Being an incompetent bumblefrick?
"only"
most of the great programmers i know stared coding in their teens or earlier. some even while being single digit aged.
even the goods one become good because they spend their time programming.
and then there's gays who think they can be good programmers just by attending a 4 year long certification racket.
it's as absurd as a person thinking they can become fit by just watching fitness videos on youtube but without doing any workout or having any diet.
I'm glad AI will be slowly chasing most of the fake money chasers out of the field.
The only thing you need from a CS education is a lecture or two on time complexity and various useful data structures and algorithms. Then you should drop out and spend four years actually building software.
you're basically telling us you don't have a degree in CS...
Really need to do personal projects more.
>>No one cares about lower level programming
>>No one cares about the discrete math behind algorithms
>>The ONLY thing that matters is building apps (javascript, python, etc)
Did you seriously expect that any work straight from college (low end) would let you in with passing knowledge of fricking academia?
You need to do shit ton of grunt work before you can even think of being on a cushy job.
Only low IQs need "ton of grunt work", poorgay.
OP, you need to learn about "competition", and "might makes right". Put these 2 together and you will realize that unless you are a master programmer, in the top 1% most skilled in the world, then you are worthless to these businesses.
>>No one cares about lower level programming
>>No one cares about the discrete math behind algorithms
kek, you remind me of boomers that have been in the field for 20+ years doing one narrow tech stack and know a shitton about it but fall flat on their face doing fizzbuzz.
you deserve everything that happened.
>Cannot even write a for loop
no way
nobody cares
your thread is gay
>Can you make an endpoint and upload a file?
>Can you make an endpoint to login with a username and password
>Can you find all the values in this array that add up to k?
>Literally cannot answer a single question
If you can't answer questions like that you might actually be moronic, anon
>in ivy CS program
>can't do basic shit
>bomb job interview
I don't even see what you're worried about, it sounds like you have a very bright future as a diversity hire
>Be me, zoomer in online CS program
>About to graduate
>Applied for 10 - 20 jobs
>FINALLY land an interview(1 out of 2)
>It's scheduled in the middle of my cozy week
>Didn't need to study, felt prepared enough
>Can you write JS? No, but I know python kek and can pick it up
>Do you know what an API is? yessir
>Have you used git? yessir
>Literally answered every question
>Can write a for loop
>Feel confident mid interview because nothing I learned over the last 4 years is important nor applicable in any way shape or form, because I have people skills
>Get offer making good money for LCOL area
>No one cares about lower level programming
>No one cares about the discrete math behind algorithms
>The ONLY thing that matters is building apps (javascript, python, etc) yes anon
KEK based, this was me in my interview too.
the interviewer was a nice chinese older guy, he had a thick accent but I've gotten used to it from my chinese professors. He reminded me a lot of them so I instantly felt comfortable and didn't spill my shit.
>"do you know what OOP is?" yep
>"nice, can you explain what inheritance is?" yep
>"are you going for a frontend or backend position?" backend sounds funner
>"haha i recommend frontend for new guys, it's easier" *he then spent like 10 minutes explaining why backend is hard*
>insert some other easy basic ass programming questions, like if I'm familiar with react
>no leetcode in sight, not even a for loop, no code at all
>"hmm... ok, i think that covers everything, do you have any questions"
>*i don't, but i make something up on the spot*
>umm... so which do you prefer, frontend or backend?
>*he proceeds to spend like 25 minutes giving me his whole life story, education history, past jobs, etc. i just nod the whole time and make interested facial expressions. you could tell he liked talking about it*
>"hmm ok, i think we're out of time, I'll tell them to move forward with you, have a nice day"
>i smile and say thank you, likewise, etc. give him a firm nod (since you can't give a firm handshake through a videocall)
and done, comfy job acquired. i do have a degree though and had to apply to a ton of places. I just happened to land somewhere that doesn't do the whole leetcode circus.
You learn absolutely nothing useful in CS. You get the degree to prevent your resume from being automatically deleted for not having a degree listed. That's it.
If you want to be a codemonkey (why?) then you build a portfolio.
>ivy CS program
the point of an ivy league is to build nepotistic relationships
you should have went to a state college if you wanted to be an actual programmer
unlike ivy schools, state colleges have to tailor their cs programs for the job market to make the degree worth it
you can't even finish capstone without some type of real world programming experience