> > Honestly, I was a better programmer fresh out of high school than many of > the people I've worked with since then, "real" experience or not (having > coded entire games in assembly language by that time, since BASIC wasn't > fast enough for me). But I learned a lot of important things in college that > made me even better. YMMV. > > There are always exceptions to the rule but they are rare. Even the best out of a HS can become a better person and employee in the long run if they attend a university. Taking that chance for betterment away from a promising student is being greedy and doing a disservice to the world in general. Intern programs are fantastic and should be more of the norm rather than the exception. Google uses them extensively and many of their best employees are pulled from the intern programs.
I worked my way through college as a computer operator and later a programmer. Once I was out of school, I was hired immediately by my employer. It was sort of like an internship except it wasn't anything formal. Still, I know for a fact that having that formal education in a number of subjects, not the least of which was technical English and technical writing, I have been far more productive than I could have been otherwise. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/OjruQ3fYCt4J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
