[Mr. K]

Even though C# has taken over from C++ I am getting more and more calls about c++ programming- having lived in that world from the first day it came out for a PC (does anyone else here remember “Lifeboat c++”)

[Tennessee Nana]

Software engineers we don’t need no steenkin software engineers...

we gotz lotza illegal aliens cin du tha jobe

[Regulator]

Whatt Laff.

This is software, right?

Will all change in 6 months.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

And the ability to accept failure over and over and over until you get it right. Don’t ask too many questions, dig in and figure it out.

[proxy_user]

“....anyone can follow these recommendations, which include skills like coding in C++, Java, or Python and learning cryptography (along with online resources to aquire those skills).”

Yeah, and anyone can take physics and advanced calculus, right? Provided, of course, you are in the top 1 percentile in mathematical ability.....

[ArmstedFragg]

“learning computer science can also pay off even if you don’t do it professionally”

For one thing... if you learn “if-then”, you’ll never become a “progressive”.

[tophat9000]

actually right now I’m on a program learing kick C, Java and Python all at the same time

im a senior Network Engineer ..mostly Cisco.. but geting ready for the SDN and VN push.

Truth is ther some much free stuff on the web..teaching the same thing from so many different angles.. it really not that hard...im really enjoying myself

The funny thing i find it far easier to try to learn multiple related things from various teachers at the same time because it gives context for the overall subject... you see the fundamental principles that don’t change and the variables would do

[minnesota_bound]

Do you need all this to create an app and become a millionaire? : )

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What about basic skills like requirements gathering, project and time management?

Learning lots of computer science theory is really only going to make you a better coder. If you want to be a software engineer you're going to have to interact with humans.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 community edition is free now.

[CommieCutter]

BM

[bajabaja]

Tech Ping worthy, ShadowAce?

[ShadowAce]

[rarestia]

As an infrastructure architect dealing primarily with Windows systems, I can tell you the #1 skill required by software engineers is communication. Most hardcore coders have horrid interpersonal skills and couldn’t document a game of Chutes and Ladders.

[bt_dooftlook]

Some good comments.

I started programming with basic-plus, then fortran, COBOL,APL,and C, before moving into project mgmt and mgmt.

Still finding a tremendous need for data modeling, SQL, and Excel macros...

[Jan_Sobieski]

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