SolidSnaku

1y

front-end dev makes me feel like i'm just hacking random s*** together

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

1y

How competitive is the software Dev scene

Skateboard J

1y

CS or Law school

designing

1y

i'd say somewhat competitive. the number of CS grads these days is getting nuts, plus bootcamp grads/people self learning.

there are still a lot of jobs out there, but you're going to have to grind to get the first one at least.

definitely a field that's worth it, but if you're in it solely for the money, then I'd suggest finding something else that's tech-adjacent. like security, design, product/project management, scrum master, etc.

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

1y

Okay, I just wanna do this for money and I'm not that passionate for software engineering. So far, I have an option to get into a boot camp that's like 6 months tops. What are my other options that don't take too long to get myself established?

designing

1y

maybe security or becoming a scrum master?

i know security is booming and looking for a ton of people. if you get some certs, i heard that can help a lot.

others in this thread might have an opinion on what direction to take outside of swe.

have you tried programming anything prior to the bootcamp?

designing

1y

i'd say somewhat competitive. the number of CS grads these days is getting nuts, plus bootcamp grads/people self learning.

there are still a lot of jobs out there, but you're going to have to grind to get the first one at least.

definitely a field that's worth it, but if you're in it solely for the money, then I'd suggest finding something else that's tech-adjacent. like security, design, product/project management, scrum master, etc.

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

1y

Last time I tried software engineering, it was in college and only for one semester (spoiler: it kicked my ass big time lol. Dropped it right after that).

Can I go through the Google A***ytics route?

worldpeace

1y

sounds like its not for you

if youre just in it for the money and only doing a bootcamp id imagine youll hate the work youll end up doing

if you have a bachelors in finance or engineering and like math/stats/excel maybe try some data science/machine learning projects in your free time and try to get your masters in ds if you find you enjoy that stuff

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

1y

Thanks, I appreciate your input. The last thing I wanna do is burn out on the job. Gonna weigh my options

Impossible

1y

Whats something job wise that doesnt require a cs degree but is in tech? If that makes sense

Never coded or anything before

worldpeace

1y

sounds like its not for you

if youre just in it for the money and only doing a bootcamp id imagine youll hate the work youll end up doing

if you have a bachelors in finance or engineering and like math/stats/excel maybe try some data science/machine learning projects in your free time and try to get your masters in ds if you find you enjoy that stuff

designing

1y

UX Design, Product/Project Management, Scrum Master, and Security. There are some other positions that escape me, but those are good fields in the industry

Impossible

1y

Bet bet Imma check these out

Thanks brother

designing

1y

of course

all the best my brother!

Impossible

1y

u got a job in tech rn broski?

Jayto

1y

Just finished my second go through of neetcode. When's this supposed to start to clicking 🥲

Classique

1y

what’s your goal? you may not need to do as much as you think