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    2. Software engineers / programmers: how’s it going?

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      All of my SWE friends and coworkers agree this is a deeply weird time to be in the industry. LLM coding has dominated many (but not all) tech companies. Some of it is cool and exciting, but a lot...

      All of my SWE friends and coworkers agree this is a deeply weird time to be in the industry. LLM coding has dominated many (but not all) tech companies. Some of it is cool and exciting, but a lot of it is terrible and horrifying. I thought it could be a good time to do a vibe check.

      Some possible questions to answer if you’d like:

      • How has your work changed in the past year? How much of your daily work now involves LLM tools?
      • Are you enjoying your work more, less, or the same? Has your relationship with work changed in general?
      • Do you feel like you’re working more or less now? The same?
      • Are you hopeful or fearful of the future (let’s say next 5 years) of SWE? Mixed?
      • Have you found any useful tips or advice for thriving in the current landscape?
      • Has your career trajectory changed? Do you plan on seeking out different types of roles?

      Also it would be useful to give whatever background info you’re comfortable sharing to help ground things like: size of company, years of experience, type of role, location, etc.

      Any and all discussion around the industry is welcome!

      42 votes

    10. Value of a Computer Information Systems degree

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      I've been considering going back to school and taking some courses that are available to me. With the associates that I already have, I was weighing the options that I have available to me....

      I've been considering going back to school and taking some courses that are available to me. With the associates that I already have, I was weighing the options that I have available to me. Computer Science is a classic and could probably get me very far with the "need a piece of paper" folks, but it's more software development than I have a passion for, compared to my troubleshooting, find a problem, solve a problem desires. Cybersecurity is probably going to be more dependent on certs than anything I can learn in a class, especially if it's ever evolving and a degree can be outmoded very quickly. Computer Information Systems sort of has my attention because it seems like an IT based degree with elements of a business setup and not as laser focused on coding. With the courses that I currently have under my belt, it would be more for CIS than it would be for CS, but more CLEP and ACE options so it about evens out.

      Does Computer Information Systems hold any water in any of your opinions to what Computer Science has to offer? Or is it somewhat arbitrary anyway?

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