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@@cultureofcode maybe covering something related to quants would be very interesting... I'm in the data science space & as a beginner, more content on AI/ML would be awesome.

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@cultureofcode not sure. But I see you have other interviews on your channel. I'm just researching and exploring other people experience before I try my hand at this tech thing

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Im 29 years old and this is my first year studing comp sci too :)

@@FernandaKrav That's awesome. Best of luck on your studies. <3

The most important thing is she can put food on the table with her new career

I made about that much as a part time teacher/substitute teacher in 1 year. The fact is that despite having a math PhD, I couldn't find a job in software engineering for more than 1.5 years.

People who have limited information about artificial intelligence tend to be moved and scared of Artificial Intelligence. Jobs are replaceable. People are not. You are a person. Do not be left behind. It is not an AI vs Human scenario. Its an AI and Humans working together.

@@djpete2009 thank you very Much, my friend

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She'll meet a nerdy dude at work eventually and she'll have him babysitting someone else's kid while she goes out on girls nights. She won't be single much longer.

Yes, let us pretend you are intelligent.

Fair point. Theres value in learning a bit of the lower level even if you only spend time interfacing with the abstractions because you can understand the why behind the abstractions and helps make better trade off decisions.

I'm 50 years old, and I don't remember a time when calculators weren't readily available. They've always been there for me in various forms (either a stand-alone calculator, one on my laptop, or one on my phone). Now for a sincere question: are mathematicians still in-demand in the workforce, and is mathematics a readily employable skill? Of course they are, and everyone knows this. Even if AI tools "replace coders" the way you describe, it doesn't necessarily mean the skillset itself will stop being needed, as other areas that require it could very well increase. Point of fact, the very analogy you employ demonstrates exactly that -- operating systems may have replaced the need to understand machine code, but it ultimately _increased_ the number of coders in the workplace.

@@user-ur3rc7cn8s The word "calculator" actually referred to a person that literally performed calculations manually with pen and paper (and standard tables ).They were very instrumental in the early days of NASA"s space missions as they performed the calculations for the Engineers and the physicists. The electronic calculator replaced them entirely. While it is important to have a fundamental understanding of how arithmetic operations are performed, other than a neat party trick, it is not very beneficial to spend time performing complex arithmetic operations by hand when your calculator can do that for you. In other words, my point still stands, ie technological advancements are here to stay, you can either master how to ride the wave or get washed away by it.

"The electronic calculator replaced them entirely." Except it didn't. Or are you suggesting that NASA no longer employs mathematicians, and has not done so consistently for 60+ years? Median salary for a mathematician in the United States today is roughly $122K. I'd say that's a solid bit better value than a "neat party trick" (your qualifier of "by hand" either misses my original point entirely or it intentionally moves the goal posts). The skill is clearly in-demand. Of course technological advancements must be learned, and of course the jobs evolve; that wasn't in question, and nothing in my original comment counters that notion (it is, in fact, explicitly acknowledged in my comment).

@@user-ur3rc7cn8s Do you have an issue with reading comprehension? I didn’t say the calculator replaced mathematicians, I said it replaced human calculators. There used to be a job titled calculator, they weren’t mathematicians per say, they only could perform copious amounts of arithmetic computations ie +-x\ logarithms, trigonometry, simple high school level math but in large quantities. The fact that you don’t even know that such an occupation even existed just goes to show how well the electronic calculator replaced them. And yes, being able to perform 8 digit Multiplications or compute the value of pie to the 12th decimal place of the top of your head would only be beneficial as a neat party trick. The same way AI will not replace software developers but it will replace programmers ( it’s already replacing them as we’re seeing massive layoffs, meanwhile senior engineers are increasingly in high demand)

Just shy of 2 years from first exposure to html to Data Analytics position.

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Began studying Spring 2022, college Fall 2022, Bootcamp Oct 2023- Dec 2023, started salary position Feb 27 2024.

@ResearchSWE its not ego, it's simply wanting the tens of thousands of juniors who are unemployed, to ACTUALLY be employed. Your comment shows a clear misunderstanding of how the economy works. If none of the juniors get jobs because its been bottlenecked then no juniors are able to gain experience and become seniors! Swing and a miss buddy, you're embarrassing yourself

Thank you. You speak the truth amongst the pretend soothsayers in this economy. I’m a mid-level senior-ish dev with my own startup, couple previous positions under my belt, a recent MS in CS plus a BS in ECE, and it’s a disaster even getting an interview. People with no experience will go homeless if they try to pick up coding like it’s a shift at the local library. There’s nothing out there unless you get stupidly lucky. I have dozens of people begging me on Linkedin for a job even though i’m in the same boat lol I’m in NY and right now there’s absolutely nothing, I can’t speak for other areas, but in a big city like this it’s a troubling reality I can’t wrap my mind around. I’m tens of thousands of dollars deep in a dying, geriatric, and self destructive industry; my only option is Gov tech or the military tbh, getting laid off is a death sentence, you won’t get another job.

@ResearchSWE There’s nothing to ‘break’ into. There’s tens of thousands of unemployed SWEs right now that are exponentially more qualified and talented than this lady, including myself, to the point where there’s diminishing returns from knowing too much vs compensation. She’s not even on the bell curve for talent, there’s nothing to discuss in that department at all. My point being, this is not the industry to be switching over to if you have immediate financial problems. You will be worse off than where you started, find a sensible job in a solid sector. Being a generic programmer isn’t a stable career anymore lol, isn’t this clear to most people? You have to specialize yourself if you want a chance, and that takes more time and brain power than most people have to offer, just to land an entry level and get the same pay as a construction worker with their OSHA 30. And i’m being 1000% realistic right now, this isn’t pessimism this is me shouting from the abyss from my own observations. And remember just because somebody has a different opinion from yours, doesn’t mean they’re wrong, that’s why the world is how it is today.

It is not a "senior only" industry. If you're not finding work then expose some of your projects online. Too often I've seen resumes with no substance nor proof of knowledge and thus it is far easier and secure to offer the job to an individual with an online portfolio. Furthermore, if the candidate was not resourceful enough to perform this step in their endeavor to find work; I am immediately doubtful of their resourcefulness on the job itself.

@@shallanrambaran7090 Oh okay, this random commenter on youtube says it isn't so lets just ignore every single survey, article and study from hundreds of different organizations saying it is, gotcha. Because HIS own personal experience is different, totally not anecdotal or anything. Nope no survivorship bias to see here or anything 🤣

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In college, I learned Python, C, C#, Java, and SQL. In bootcamp I learned JavaScript, Express APIs, Node.js, React, React Native, Mongodb, Firebase, MySQL, PostgreSQL. So FERN, MERN. I highly recommend learning FERN, MERN, and Python. Most of my work is in Python because I deal with a lot of data.

@@joellejohnson4392 That's excellent! Do you recommend learning more of the data science route (python / sql) vs the web developer / full stack route? What languages and frameworks have helped you land the most jobs / contracts? I am coming from a different background. I'm 45, earned my Bachelor's degree in IT later in life (40 yo) after working in IT support for 20 years and raising a family. But now I find that I'm ready to pivot from IT support and networking into a development role.

@@joellejohnson4392you are such a inspiration ❤

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