It’s really not that bad. I did comEng, so my institution made us do both electrical eng coursework and the full cs coursework. From what I saw, the cs tracks only made you go until calc 2 or calc 3. Additionally, differentials/linear algebra were optional for them at my institution. Cs didn’t require physics 2 either.
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It’s really not that bad. I did comEng, so my institution made us do both electrical eng coursework and the full cs coursework. From what I saw, the cs tracks only made you go until calc 2 or calc 3. Additionally, differentials/linear algebra were optional for them at my institution. Cs didn’t require physics 2 either.
‘How far have you gotten in math already, @cjt11203 ? Simply buying the book for your next class and reviewing it prior to enrolling in the course can work wonders for your higher lvl math scores. It just takes self-motivation. Sadly, I found out really late that by the time you reach calc2, you won’t be able to keep up in real time with the course unless you live, breath, and dream math theorems.
‘There was a period in there when I literally went to sleep at night and dreamed I was integrating 3D sine functions.
As a caveat, I will say that if you are a black man, a cs degree is irrefutable proof that you can do what you claim. Without the credential, a white employer or contract holder will almost certainly pick the white dude from the 6mth program over you.
From what I’ve seen, those boot camps seem to really boost white folks into the industry. The only exception may be if you live in ATL, Charlotte, or Houston.
Good luck out there breh. You might do fine if you recall your trig functions, but that's a tough start.
Don't move forward until you're ready, it's a 6 month lockout and you gotta start from zero.Amazon recruiter hit me up about about a role. Punching myself for not being remotely ready for any technical interviews
Probably wouldn’t make it past the damn phone interview
Damn, 6 months...yeah, imma tell them I’m good for now and sit my ass down and study
All hail google!
in every way possible. 
I was only active in the open source project that my company contributes to because we have to contribute there first, then ingest the changes. I've gotten a handful of recruiters seeking people who contributed to the project but nothing other than that. I just took it as an opportunity to put some solid [looking] code out there and stick something else on my resume. Hard to get involved in open source though. It typically has to be something you use often and are familiar with, otherwise you'll drown in it.How many of yall here are active in the open source communities over at gihub and making contributions and such?
If so, has it positively impacted your career prospects?
Ah, I see. I'm asking because I've been getting more involved over the last few years. I've contributed enhancements and plenty bug-fixes to some well known projects in the scientific computing community.
You're at least on par, if not ahead of me then. Yeah of the interviews I've had, not one has said shyt about open source contributionsAh, I see. I'm asking because I've been getting more involved over the last few years. I've contributed enhancements and plenty bug-fixes to some well known projects in the scientific computing community.
Problem is.....none of these employers seem to give af, even though they emphasize wanting people with good engineering skills, who are Git ninjas, write clean code and have experience working with others and reviewing code.
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