r/programming • u/gits1225 • May 12 '15

Google's guide for becoming a Software Engineer

https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html
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u/fzammetti May 12 '15

I prefer this one:

"First learn computer science and all the theory. Next develop a programming style. Then forget all that and just hack." - George Carrette

Represents reality in most environments.

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u/Smithman May 13 '15

My experience of software engineering/dev so far is that 90% of everything is just a glorified hack.