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Should I unironically go back to school and learn to code? I was looking at a 2-year program at a college and it looked somewhat interesting, though I hear it's competitive.

I have 3 degrees in unrelated fields, and while I do like my job, I kind of want to explore something new just to gain the new skills.

Is coding even worth it though? I'm a Leaf if that helps, I'm not sure we make crazy money like the people who work at Google do (300K starting apparently).

I have some random questions if you don't mind answering them:

1. What salary should I expect out of school?
2. How hard is the day-to-day?
3. What are some languages I should learn (I don't want to be a UI front-end guy)
4. What is the most lucrative field to enter into?
5. If I do AI and machine learning, is it a meme? wouldn't I need to pursue this at like a PhD level to get a job in a related field?

Thanks for all of your help bros.

>> No.16133208

>>16133194
youre better off accumulating chainlink

>> No.16133219

not great if you have distraction problems.

if you are good at focusing/detail-oriented type stuff, good collaborator, or willing to abuse stimulants, i would wholly recommend it

you honestly don't need much math for regular enterprise codemonkey jobs besides middle school algebra, and MAYBE linear algebra. youll need to memorize some leetcode/algorithm stuff for entry-level interviews.

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>>16133194
>unrelated fields
list em
>Leaf
means next to nothing
1) depends on language and those three magical fields cant even recommend you a lang given you obfuscate yoru background
2) depends if youre a retard or not. comp is all about logic. pure logic.
3) see above. probably python.
4) given you have field x y and z under your belt, i'd recommmentntntnd 4^2(2312,202)
5) yes, because you likely dont have the mathematics behind it to contribute so you're already a retard, just do python

>> No.16134111

'normal' programming jobs have no need for math so not too hard. All the intensive math stuffs typically have dedicated mathematicians running a seperate software/engine so all you need to do is query an API with your input and get the results back

Most jobs are basically just stitching together various tools and softwares that mega autists built

start with javascript and nodejs to get a hang on how to deploy servers and fetch api calls. If you still like it start creating stuffs that you're interested in and learn C on the side

>> No.16134125

personally recommend going through andrew mead's courses on udemy. He starts almost everything from first principles

>> No.16134147

>>16133194
>back to school
If you already have a degree have have had a job you already have most of the validation you get from them.

An online course/bootcamp makes more sense in your situation.