--Originally published at Venkon Programming
I like this from Joel Sposky, "If you enjoy programming computers, count your blessings: you are in a very fortunate minority of people who can make a great living doing work they enjoy. Most people aren't so lucky. The very idea that you can "love your job" is a modern concept. Work is supposed to be something unpleasant you do to get money to do the things you actually like doing".
Advices
- Learn how to write before graduating
This is a great advice because to express your ideas you need the abilities to transmit them, and writting and SPEAKING, he miss that, are a very usefull.
- Learn C before graduating.
I asked many programmers what I must learn before I graduate and actually all of them answer me the same, learn C, is the base for all, so I'll take this advice.
- Learn microeconomics before graduating.
My dad had always said to me that the difference between a common CS engineer and me can be the way I present myself and the business stuff I know, so actually this advice is already done
- Don't blow off non-CS classes just because they're boring.
I'm trying myself so hard to keep at least a 3.0 in my GPA, but I have to admit that is hard but I'll do my best.
- Take programming-intensive courses.
I already take intensive programming courses, they are awesome, but the things that I have learnt I kind of forgot them because the practice makes the master, so actually the adivce is keep programming so you can be awesome at what you do
- Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India.
I heard about India and how cool they are at my area but the thing is that if you can develop a great idea that no one have, that's the key of success, be good at something and create awesome things that help humanity
- No matter what you do, get a good summer internship.
I'll take this advice unless I develop an idea that changes the world