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Hello World: The Life of a Software Engineer

Eat Your Crust

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Is CS Really a Computer Science Major?

I feel like a lot of students who were computer science majors took it very seriously. I found that really interesting compared to my other classes where it felt like everyone was going to class just to go to class. My first year there was this, I personally felt it was so dumb. One person like types and the other person tells them what to type. That definitely did not translate into work. No one does that at work. It's actually really effective because it forces you to think more creatively. You don't have to wait for people to accept your code. But after they graduate, they have so many more options. Yeah. For introverts like James, it's like the worst nightmare

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