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Saturday Java Lessons From A Neighbor
- James learned Java from a neighbor's dad through Saturday morning sessions as his first exposure to programming.
- That early tutoring helped him get into computer science.
On-Call Coding In A Bar
- While interning in Seattle, teammates carried backpacks with laptops and pagers when going out on call.
- One engineer answered a page at a bar and started coding in the corner.
Curriculum Shifting Toward Job Prep
- Universities now add interview-focused classes and internship credit to better prepare CS students for hiring.
- Co-op programs like Waterloo force internships and greatly boost post-grad opportunities.