Why Tech?
"Technical skills are needed in this market." We hear this statement every day.
But with such a broad range of skills, and such a narrow group of people who possess them, where do we even start educating ourselves? Especially knowing the intense competition we are facing from people who have been coding since they were 8?
I will let you in on a secret- technology is constantly changing. Because of this, no matter what age you started programming, you will still be learning new things on the job. The only real advantage people who started coding at a young age have is that they think like a programmer...but that is an easy skill to develop.
Programming is a lot like math, but without the numbers. In math class, you use equations to solve word problems. In programming, you use algorithms to solve real world problems. It is an excellent career for people who are creative and passionate about changing the world.
Have you ever sat on the bus and thought to yourself, wow, I am sure we can come up with a more efficient way for people to track buses so we can get to our destinations on time? Have you ever encountered a problem and thought to yourself, what if I made a website or an app that fixed this problem? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have already started thinking like a software engineer.
The next step is to learn those algorithms and get out in the world to solve real problems.
But with such a broad range of skills, and such a narrow group of people who possess them, where do we even start educating ourselves? Especially knowing the intense competition we are facing from people who have been coding since they were 8?
I will let you in on a secret- technology is constantly changing. Because of this, no matter what age you started programming, you will still be learning new things on the job. The only real advantage people who started coding at a young age have is that they think like a programmer...but that is an easy skill to develop.
Programming is a lot like math, but without the numbers. In math class, you use equations to solve word problems. In programming, you use algorithms to solve real world problems. It is an excellent career for people who are creative and passionate about changing the world.
Have you ever sat on the bus and thought to yourself, wow, I am sure we can come up with a more efficient way for people to track buses so we can get to our destinations on time? Have you ever encountered a problem and thought to yourself, what if I made a website or an app that fixed this problem? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have already started thinking like a software engineer.
The next step is to learn those algorithms and get out in the world to solve real problems.
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