i'm a ((licensed engineer)), aka an engineer of the ((real)) variety. all you software "engineers" can fuck off back to your latte and your javascript
for any respectable professional software devs and computer scientists that might be reading this, how often do you see an engineer (mechanical/electrical/whatever) transfer over into the software side?
i'm aware of the engineer spaghetti code/VBA meme but so far ive been able to write decent, optimized and readable software according to the inhouse devs. i mainly write in C, Python (i'm aware this contradicts the last sentence), and some basic things in Assembly for firmware.
most of my coding is for numerical analysis stuff including finite element solvers, some workflow/database automation tools, signal processing, etc.. would any of you advise me continuing to pursue this hobby as a career or would that be something I would likely regret?
I don't want to delve back into academia, would a boot camp be worth it for the resume or is that for the aformentioned latte sipper variety of code monkey?
I feel like my next step up would be to get into C++ but every time I look at it the syntax makes me want to kill myself in comparison to the languages I use normally.
What about the rust/lisp memes? I don't see them going anywhere professionally for 10+ years
go fuck yourself OP. engineers make terrible programmers. i'd suggest learning javascript fag
Jack Sanchez
REEEEEEE. I'm a software engineer, and I need you to not pursue this. You will seriously threaten my job. REEEEEEEEEE
Caleb Howard
i would unironically as I like it but I feel like it, eve combined with rails, doesn't do anything better than Python 'n shiet. kinda hate python tho
where did the ((real)) engineer hurt you?
unironically this is now the treatment im getting from the inhouse devs after I developed a tool (in pajeet.NET) and replacement RDBMS now used by 100s of scientists across 3 continents
Jace Green
Yeah, there ain't shit to writing software. If you can access problem solving principles, then writing software is butt fucking trivial, you just have to slog through the syntax of whatever language you are trying to use.
James Harris
> all that reddit spacing since you've come here acting like a pretentious cunt, the only thing I can recommend for you is to get into a fucking oven so you can be GASSED. you're nothing but a dribbling spastic.
Juan Long
>he's proud of being a bootlicker to a hyper regulated field here's your fish
