Awesome summary, thank you. On top of further education, boot camps and self teaching, another route which I have found people have taken is using these graduate level apprenticeships. You’ll leave School, and straight out of school have an apprenticeship as a software dev, and they can start to be trained on the job. Certainly the few that I have spoken to who have opted for this route were absolutely delighted by the opportunities and experience it had given them so quickly after school. Anecdotal, but seems positive!
We are so lucky that there are so many possible routes into our beloved field, so people can find the right route for them. I’m excited to live in these times. I chose university, but I am regularly doing talks in High schools explaining that this is not THE path in, but rather is A path.
Awesome summary, thank you. On top of further education, boot camps and self teaching, another route which I have found people have taken is using these graduate level apprenticeships. You’ll leave School, and straight out of school have an apprenticeship as a software dev, and they can start to be trained on the job. Certainly the few that I have spoken to who have opted for this route were absolutely delighted by the opportunities and experience it had given them so quickly after school. Anecdotal, but seems positive!
We are so lucky that there are so many possible routes into our beloved field, so people can find the right route for them. I’m excited to live in these times. I chose university, but I am regularly doing talks in High schools explaining that this is not THE path in, but rather is A path.
For sure! There is no "one size" here that is always best, just what works best for your circumstance!