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From: Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com>
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On 2/8/25 1:50 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Feb 2025 18:17:45 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> My university computer science courses left me quite disillusioned.
>> Between my second and third years I managed to land a summer job
>> programming in a small shop in the real world.  For my third year I
>> arranged my schedule so that I had Thursdays off, and continued to work
>> at my part-time programming job.  There was no fourth year -
>> I dropped out and went full-time, and have been programming ever since.
> 
> My 'formal' computer education consisted of a FORTRAN IV course in '65. I
> wasn't impressed. It took about ten years and an industry shift from
> hardware controls to software to pique my interest.
> 
> A shot at graduate school was similar. It didn't take long to realize the
> curricula had no bearing on what I was doing or ever wanted to do.
> 


I believe that.

"Engineers" should never go beyond a four year degree. These days that 
type of people shouldn't even go beyond an associates degree.

Get your technicians' certificate. That's what you want.

Rensselaer was way too much for a Bible nut.