I want to learn computer science/coding in my spare time and potentially switch career paths orr at leastwork more heavily in tech.
Is there a certification I can get online without paying for a university/shelling out big bucks that is respected in industry at least at entry level?
You don't learning computer science in your spare time, it's a life long endeavor that requires a shitload of work. Coding is for pajeets. Either commit to becoming a scientist or do something else.
>Coding is for pajeets
Thats what he wants I think
Not really, no. There are all kinds of certs you could get (buy), but they don't mean anything. Most of the online programs that offer certs will let you do the classes for free anyway.
You'll either be recognized as self taught (whether you bought the certs or not), or someone who went to university.
if you can't do that research for yourself stay the fuck away from coding.
way too saturated with retards who think they can "code" and end up creating millions of technical debt and undecipherable pajeet codebases
basically, if you can't succeed in any other fields PLEASE stay the fuck away from coding. we don't need any more retards
Yea I was mostly referring to coding I guess.
Probably the words I needed though, I have business degree and want to move more towards tech and software development. Maybe I'm just dead in the water on that front without another new degree.
thanks user.
Yeah, it really is a profession that requires you to figure shit out for yourself. It's problem solving work. If you aren't good at that then no amount of schooling or coding practice will help you make it.
man, this.
ive been doing this shit every day for years and im barely scratching the surface. pisses me off a bit when I See those ads like "learn to code in 2 weeks xD"
Its all about driving down labor costs by flooding the market. big tech goons at their finest.
Yea I mean I'm pretty solid in my field. I have two friends who work in computer science. One in security and the other in basically coding and development. Always had an interest in it and want to move further into that field. Trying to figure out what steps i need to take and what I should be looking at in order to that preferably without returning to school
You don't need a degree, you just need to prove capability.
I took classes for two years which most certainly helped me get my first junior level job, but I don't have a degree.
Other than basic programming courses, by far the most important course you would take in a degree program would be studying Data Structures and Algorithms. So if you're going to self-study....read up on that.
codemonkey here. I have been coding since the age of 12 and while in college, I have been shipping SaaS products to make money. Between that, dropshipping, and digital media, I made just under 65k last year.
All of that said, I wouldn't even be able to land an entry level position without a degree.
Coding can be great, but I never want to code for someone else. You can make more than enough shipping your own products. Just build MVPs till something hits
Work on an open source project. It could be a game, a webapp, or something crypto related. Just work on it and let it consume you.
You will pick up up the skills you need along the way. If you are lacking in a particular area, take a coursera course. Keep banging your head against the problems.
As someone who has hired for startups, I'd much rather have someone actively involved in open source and with a passion for the craft than a bootcamp graduate who can only regurgitate information.
I memorized the answers to a Cisco test and got a certificate I can't even us because I don't understand the material enough to leverage it when getting a job in the field.
Yea, that's most likely closer to the direction I'll be taking based on this info. Seems like it's be pretty seriously uphill to get employed without a real resume and degree. Not that that wasn't expected, just was trying to figure out what would be necessary to do that.
If you don't mind me asking what is SaaS and MVPs?
I learned Python from Udacity, its free and awesome, look it up.
>Goes to college
>Never wants to code for someone else.
Check out edx.org. courses are solid and u can learn a lot. Its free unless u want the certificate. Im not sure how respected those are though. Prob not at all
I heard they recently partnered with DeVry University.
flooding the market with inept dilettantes that overestimates their abilities
Hi user.
Here’s my advice - try making something first from first principles.
Get a Linux machine, Install a wordpress site and start looking around the database, and follow some tutorials.
Start doing some advanced courses.
After that host it on a web server,
Congratulations now you have a very lite exposure to a database, a web server, hosting and client side scripting (all configured out of the box but still...)
Second task make a data collection tool to scrape data from some web apis using python into a MySQL database and start trying to use the data for currency picks. See if you can write some arb functions. Get github and find some other projects that are doing it.
Third task try and get c++ and open Gil and find some tutorials about making and solar system. You’ll learn about matrices and stuff like that in more complex data structures.
After completing these 3 tasks you’ll be able to figure out if this is what you want to do and whether studying is worth it.
Plus you’ll donreally well in your class having tried to figure it out for yourself first, also you’ll be better at asking questions.
Cheers
I learned coding from a guy off youtube a few years back. I swear by it. I believe the channel was tastytuts?
Learning coding is doable.
Learning computer science in your free time is laughable. I'm 2nd year comp sci and 80% of my work isn't coding at all. There's an extremely wide amount of topics you need to learn to combine with coding to become a competent developer.
>SaaS = Software as a Service.
Basically you're selling software that people sign up for a monthly subscription to use.
>MVP = Minimum Viable Product.
Essentially putting in as little time, effort, and money as possible to see if a product hits and if you should continue it.
I need a backup plan. If my businesses fail I'm fucked. I moved out last year, live way below my means and go to a CC right next to a state college I was already accepted to purely to save money.
I;m spending as little as possible and getting by just fine. I have a LOT of money saved/invested. Trust me, I've thought this through.
If you learn and do some shit you can attach to your name even if it's free, someone may eventually bite into hiring you to bring them coffee. But shit's a bit full.
like dude, that already happened. years ago
What sort of softwares have you made?
I don't care how much money you have you piece of shit codemonkey. It's always the annoying runts who start shit early at like 12. You think you know it all but you don't.
Hi OP,
i am in a similar situation to you, i am learning business at university but i want to try something out that i can actually use (not just a meme degree)
I know it will sound lame, but check out ivan on tech, he is a crypto youtuber that is going to be hosting a course begining on june 1, in it it will teach coding in solidity (ethereum), EOS and XEM, ive already signed up early (its only 199$ or 99$ if you do it beforehand) and will start at a beginner level if youve never done code before.
my plan is to do this course and see if i can find a job at a tech startup somewhere using blockchain that i can put on my resume, i figure: how many people know coding in solidity? and since cryptocurrency and blockchain is on everybodys lips these days maybe i can get in early and even if i dont have the right qualifications, if i present myself ahead of the pack i might have a chance to make a career out of it. what do u think