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Wood is a renewable resource and in many countries in europe forest management and wood harvesting are conducted sustainably for hundreds of years. The wood burning heating is also very efficient with special ovens that store the heat of the fire for many hours. I do not have access to the article but I am really curious what makes it so absurd.

I think every life is worth saving. Your argument is a slippery slope. People of old age have contributed to society their entire life and the real perversion is that we should not be at a point where such thoughts make it into public discourse.

Thank you, this is a great resource! I did not know about dired

I was in the same boat as you, just a couple years older, and decided to attend university to get my bachelors in CS. Mind you I was working in the field already and making good money. I discovered that not having the degree meant I had knowledge gaps in a lot of areas. The popular opinion is that you can learn everything online and degrees are entirely useless. In my opinion going back to university to get the degree was the best decision I ever made.

I have the exact same issue as you would also be interested in addressing the problem

Horrible article, an unbalanced piece written with many fallacies. Libraries provide lots of value for communities and that’s exactly where we should not start to save money.

Short answer: No

Great software implies that the software works correctly. Testing can never show the absence of errors but software with the right coverage criterion and sufficient coverage will always have fewer errors than software without tests (Ceteris paribus).

I’d give taking a class in a community college a try, most should offer a course similar to the one in the link.

http://www.nvcc.edu/academic/coursecont/summaries/CSC202.htm

Lenovo released their new models the t480 and t580 they should fit your specs.

I am taking a software testing and maintenance class at my local university. Our textbook is called „introduction to software testing“ by Amman and Offut. It not only teaches how to test but how to properly design tests.

One of the authors is also my professor.

You have a gift, value this gift by continuing your education. Get a degree and many more doors will open for you.

Don’t treat your life or your career like it’s a race. It’s a marathon, and most of it is still ahead of you.

Thank you for the book tip. I will add it to my list.

I found Stoicism to be helpful in such events and a good philosophy in general. For this particular application you have to accept That there are external events you can’t control but there are certain things you can do to improve the situation. So instead of focusing on the external and getting all stressed About it you think about what the best course of action is you can take to help the situation.

Sorry for my rambling I am just starting to learn the concepts myself from this book: A Guide to the good life

I decided to pursue a masters degree in CS while working because I realized hat I needed to gain more knowledge to grow professionally. I doubt that someone who studies a CS curriculum online without going through an accredited program is remotely comparable to someone who did.

All I am trying to say is that we have to differentiate between CS professionals and self thought programmers. There is a difference and I am stunned that people don't see the benefit of a university education.

I think such people exist, but I also think that this does not warrant someone to compare themselves to a professional with a degree. Much like I would not dare to compare myself to a doctor by reading a book about biology.

I agree with your sentiment. However I think a well rounded education is important, having a group of well rounded individuals in a team will be more productive. As a hiring manager I think about the team also and not only the individual I am hiring.

Different Perspective,

they don't loose out, they minimize their risk by not hiring someone who on the surface seems to know how to code but deep down below does not add a whole lot of value to the team because they lack in depth knowledge on subjects that go beyond coding.

I have 15 years of experience and went back to get a degree in CS. Why, because I realized there is a huge gap in my theoretical knowledge. Everyone nowadays seems so convinced that you can equate watching a couple of youtube videos to getting a 4 year education in a field.

This is a fallacious oversimplification of reality, no one in their right mind would say the same about engineering or medicine or law.

My 2c

I am not offering the ultimate truth here, just my opinion. However I notice that people seem to be offended by the notion that some knowledge of data structures is required. It's a very basic concept of how to efficiently handle and store data.

I am not sure what people think a basic requirement for a development job is. Being able to learn is a very low threshold in my opinion, and how do you prove that when you don't have a degree and don't know the basics? See the catch there?

Again, If someone want's to be a front end web developer what I am saying is most certainly not required. For anything else I think it holds though.

I did not mean to imply being an expert in all the languages listed, but having some knowledge of them and being able to write code.

I also think that an understanding of data structures is required to be able to identify the best way to deal with data in terms of processing and storage.

It is equally false to say none of what I mentioned is required. There is a broad spectrum between your statement and mine, and the truth is somewhere in between. The better prospect for a job is in the area of knowledge though I hope we can agree on that.

I am a developer without a degree and transitioned from IT into development. I am in my last year of my Undergrad in CS now.

What you need more than anything are skills. Ranging from networking knowledge to having a good command on linux. In addition you have to be able to program in Python, Java, JavaScript, C. You also have to understand data structures like linked lists, queues, b-trees..., and to top it all of understand algorithm analysis to judge the efficiency of the code you write or look at.

My recommendation is to get the degree, medium to long term you will need it, and it will benefit you greatly. It seems to be popular to claim a degree is not needed for CS but if you want to do anything besides simple web apps then you will need the knowledge.

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I guess a dinner would have been more than enough, having some face time with the boss to reflect on the past and perhaps plan the future. We don't do employee reviews either, so not much communication with the boss here.

I am 10 years with my company, there was nothing. On the other hand another employee also had his 10 year anniversary got a honorable mention in the company blog, and a private dinner with the boss.