Thread 106204305

I have a Masters in Computer Science and can't code. I start my first programming job tomorrow.

fr or just bait?
Is this one of those posts where people claim to have X qualification but say they can't do Y because they're not on the same level as pros (even though they know about it on a basic level/, or is this a genuine post by a guy who got a degree from a literal diploma mill?

>>106204331
I got a degree from a good uni. Top 100 in the world, at least.

>>106204344
wtf do top-tier MSc CS programs teach? just discrete math and number theory/operations research?

>>106204371
Pretty much yeah. 4 programming classes total + 1 elective i took on functional. I knew enough to pass the interview tho (leetcode medium).

I don't believe you. The first class in my Bachelor's program is algorithmic problem solving and there are several other classes in the course plan dealing with programming language concepts.

>>106204305 (OP)
>can't code

Why not?

>>106204305 (OP)
You're fine, man.
Just pay a guy in India to do it for you, claim credit for what he does and pocket the difference between his pay and your salary.

>>106204305 (OP)
Honestly I hate coding even though my focus was software engineering. Would rather just do networking and sys-admin shit.

>>106204401
>Turning in Rajeesh's code
You'd have a much better shot just vibe coding, and turning that in.

>>106204397
I mean I understand code, I can solve most leetcode mediums. But anything large scale, I really struggle with.

>>106204427
You've gotten this far.
You'll learn. Shit's only impossible if you convince yourself it is.
Brains are fantastic at adapting when we convince ourselves there's a way forward.

I don't have a degree, but I'm seen as an engineer in several directions. I know everything, from planing new hardware, choosing the right materials, drawing all the plans, actually building it. Then testing it IRL. Analyzing all the data, coming to a conclusion if it is worth it

No degree.

>>106204305 (OP)
you did this to yourself.

>>106204449
It is not fair though, my non degree did cost well north of half a million.

>>106204476
What???

>>106204505
>What???
The united states are kind of a shitshow regarding education.

>>106204427
That's pretty standard for a recent graduate, your projects have all been 1-2 semester long toys. Every recent graduate goes through this, and your new coworkers will have gone through this at some point themselves, they'll understand. When I graduated the largest program I had written was only about 85 KLOC (a scheme compiler for the Inmos Transputer), on my first job I was thrown onto a project with nearly 1 MLOC of pre-ANSI K&R C. You learn to cope with it, you will quickly learn how to navigate large code bases, I've since worked on projects > 50 MLOC of C++, it's a bit of a hike getting up to speed on things but it's doable because your other coworkers did it, which means you can too.

>>106204449
>I'm seen as an engineer
Not without that P.E. after your name you aren't, you're just deluding yourself.

I used chat gpt for all my coding classes and they let me pass.
I a little worried about job interviews

>>106204305 (OP)
A degree in Computer Science is almost completely irrelevant in a real-world programming job.

>>106204556
This is about you, not about me, is it?

you don't even need uni to know how to code

I studied java programming for 5 years and I hated it and never wanted to use it again after graduation, then I studied C and hated it so much I dropped it after just a week

I picked up CL and I loved programming again, I use java and CL now, sometimes lua too