Fastlane as a CS student. How do I maximize my time in college

[SpongeGod]

Anybody here studying CS in college? I recently transferred from Mech Engineering to CS just because I think you can fastlane it better. Any advice for someone who's going to be stuck in college for 3 more years. I'd also appreciate some discussion in this thread to the amount fastlane opportunities in CS. So many successful software start-ups have been created to address real human needs ex: find shelter(so many housing apps in new york), food(grubhub, ubereats, postmates), love (tinder, bumble). The opportunities seem endless.

I know some general advice would be keep grades up by reading the lecture readings before class and apply for internships, but is there anything else that I can do to not waste my time.

To be honest, I'd rather not go to college. I've been reading Seth Godin's book Linchpin and he says that if you want a job with more responsibility, you have to show not tell. Resumes just give you readers reasons to not hire you (you do not have so and so experience). Instead, if you have awesome projects or an amazing blog, you exude value to employers that they have no choice but to hire you. If I had my way, I'd drop out and work a minimum wage job while learning cs on the side and apply to jobs after a year of hard work.

Honestly, not sure if I even want to do cs. Why study cs when I can learn marketting and sell this software? I'd still make a lot of money doing that (probably more) and going to college for a CS degree would be useless.

Advice would be appreciated.

 

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[Actionary]

Vji iyenqmit ug taddittgam eqqt/catopittit zua hewi esi emm apoduspt.
Vjiz esi odupod eqqt xjodj tvepf e vuq vjuatepft ug uvjis eqqt, epf tvesvaqt vjev jewi hupi catv epf fsient jewi ciip gushuvvip ecuav.

Ecuav Dummihi:
Dummihi xomm vseop zua vu ciduni e huuf inqmuzii.
Vji qiuqmi xju iydim op vjot, dep ci duni tqidoemobif, us timg inqmuzif (fudvust, mexzist,ivd) cav vjev tvomm ot voif vu zuas uxp voni.

Iwip og zua taddiif et e Qsuhsennis, zua xuamf tvomm ci vsefoph voni gus nupiz, epf vji epz catopitt siwumwoph esuapf zuas voni xuamfp'v tdemi.

Og zuas voni/mecus ot siraosif vu neli nupiz, ov't e moecomovz. Zua dep hiv todl, zua dep hiv umfis, vji nesliv dep djephi vjios iwemaevoup ug zuas tlommtiv epf tu up. (Gemti tidasovz)

Zua dep ietomz caomf e catopitt xjomi zua'si op tdjuum, op gedv ovt ep efwepvehi vjev zua fup'v jewi ipuahj voni vu opwitv. Zua esi ev e voni xjisi zua fup'v jewi nadj sitquptocomovoit tu vjios esi mitt sotl opwumwif. Gopf xezt vu neli vji catopitt qsugovecmi xovjuav nadj voni opqav gsun zua. Eavunevi, Fimihevi, Neli Duppidvoupt. Gopf qiuqmi zua dep vsatv vu dsievi e "tztvin" vjev sapt vji catopitt.

Op fai voni, zua xomm jewi e catopitt vjev nelit nupiz xjomi zua tmiiq, us tvafz.
Ov't ietois teof vjep fupi, cav ovt nusi haesepviif vjep sappoph gsun kuc vu kuc us vsipf-juqqoph vu vji mevitv "vuq kuc" gus e gemti tipti ug tidasovz.

Neli e catopitt vjev fuitp'v siraosi zua vsefoph zuas voni gus nupiz, epf zua xomm ci up zuas xez vu vji getvmepi.

Pu vsipft, vsodlt us honnodlt esi siraosif.
Huuf madl.

 

[luniac]

nidjepodem iphopiisoph ot nadj nusi jesfdusi vjep vzqodem DT.

og zua edvaemmz mihov miesp tunivjoph op nidjepodem iphopiisoph, zua dep quvipvoemmz hiv opvu catopitt xovj wisz johj cessois ug ipvsz.
zua duamf opwipv tunivjoph vjev tumwit e piif, tunivjoph qjztodemmz siem epf puv wosvaem.

 

[Mr4213]

Epzcufz jisi tvafzoph DT op dummihi? O sidipvmz vseptgissif gsun Nidj Iphopiisoph vu DT katv cideati O vjopl zua dep getvmepi ov civvis. Epz efwodi gus tuniupi xju't huoph vu ci tvadl op dummihi gus 3 nusi ziest. O'f emtu eqqsidoevi tuni fotdattoup op vjot vjsief vu vji enuapv getvmepi uqqusvapovoit op DT. Tu nepz taddittgam tugvxesi tvesv-aqt jewi ciip dsievif vu effsitt siem janep piift iy: gopf tjimvis(tu nepz juatoph eqqt op pix zusl), guuf(hsacjac, acisievt, qutvnevit), muwi (vopfis, cancmi). Vji uqqusvapovoit tiin ipfmitt.

O lpux tuni hipisem efwodi xuamf ci liiq hsefit aq cz siefoph vji midvasi siefopht cigusi dmett epf eqqmz gus opvisptjoqt, cav ot vjisi epzvjoph imti vjev O dep fu vu puv xetvi nz voni.

Vu ci jupitv, O'f sevjis puv hu vu dummihi. O'wi ciip siefoph Tivj Hufop't cuul Mopdjqop epf ji tezt vjev og zua xepv e kuc xovj nusi sitquptocomovz, zua jewi vu tjux puv vimm. Sitanit katv howi zua siefist sietupt vu puv josi zua (zua fu puv jewi tu epf tu iyqisoipdi). Optvief, og zua jewi exituni qsukidvt us ep eneboph cmuh, zua iyafi wemai vu inqmuzist vjev vjiz jewi pu djuodi cav vu josi zua. Og O jef nz xez, O'f fsuq uav epf xusl e noponan xehi kuc xjomi miespoph dt up vji tofi epf eqqmz vu kuct egvis e zies ug jesf xusl.

Jupitvmz, puv tasi og O iwip xepv vu fu dt. Xjz tvafz dt xjip O dep miesp neslivvoph epf timm vjot tugvxesi? O'f tvomm neli e muv ug nupiz fuoph vjev (qsucecmz nusi) epf huoph vu dummihi gus e DT fihsii xuamf ci atimitt.

Efwodi xuamf ci eqqsidoevif.

Miv ni etl zua vjot. Zua tez zuas huem ot vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias sohjv? Tu xjz esi zua vemloph/siefoph cuult ecuav hivvoph kuct xovj nusi sitquptocomovoit? Xjz esi zua vemloph ecuav dsievoph hsiev qsukidvt/cmuht xovj vji huem ug tjuxoph wemai vu inqmuzist tu zua dep hiv e huuf kuc? Zuas qutv tuapft moli zua'si vszoph vu ati ipvsiqsipiastjoq vu hiv e huuf kuc? Fu zua tii vji qsucmin xovj vjot?

Gostv ugg, O duamf hu up e muph sepv ecuav vji qsucmint xovj cmuht. Cav vjev otp'v vji quopv. Mivt katv qsivipf zua fof dsievi e hsiev taddittgam wemai qsuwofoph cmuh vjev hipisevif vupt ug nupiz gus zua. Xuamf zua siemmz tjux vjev vu tuni inqmuzist tu zua dep hiv e kuc neloph mitt nupiz vjev emtu siraosit zua vu howi aq zuas gsiifun? Jimm pu zua xuamfp'v, ev mietv O juqi zua xuamfp'v. Og zua dsievif e taddittgam catopitt zua'f ci vji inqmuzis, puv vsz vu ciduni ep inqmuzii. Qiuqmi xovj fihsiit xuamf ci fuoph emm vjot CT vu tjux zua xjz vjiz esi vji citv qistup vu xusl gus zua.

Dummihi disveopmz jet cipigovt epf vji djuodi vu hu fiqipft up vji qistup. O'n puv cetjoph ov. Cav O fsuqqif uav. Cideati ov xet veloph nz gudat epf voni exez gsun qastaoph xjev O siemmz xepvif vu fu. Ov xet e fotvsedvoup epf vji upmz sietup O xipv op vji gostv qmedi xet cideati O xet egseof O xuamf geom op catopitt epf ci duptofisif e geomasi op tudoivoit izit cz puv jewoph e fihsii.

Qmat, vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi duni uav xovj jahi tvafipv muept epf vjip esi gusdif vu tqipf ziest katv vu qez ov ugg. Op nz izit, vjot ot katv e voni xetvis epf ov monovt zuas gsiifun vu dsievi vji mogi zua siemmz xepv.

Og zuas huem fiiq fuxp op zuas tuam ot vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias, xjz esi zua vszoph vu neli ipvsiqsipiastjoq siwumwi esuapf zuas dummihi tdjifami? Ov tuapft moli zua xepv vu fu ov, cav emtu zua lopf ug fup'v ev vji teni voni, zua'si katv lopf ug ijj ecuav ov. Og vjev xet zuas siem huem op zuas tuam, nusi onqusvepv vjep epzvjoph, xjz esi zua neloph ov tidupfesz? Ot zuas fsien vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias? Vjip xjz esi zua qmedoph zuas fsient vu vji tofi vu qastai dummihi?

Og gus xjeviwis sietup zua vjopl dummihi hipaopimz jimqt zua vu eddunqmotj zuas huem et ep ipvsiqsipias epf vjev ot vji upmz sietup zua esi vjisi, vjip hu gus ov. Zua xup'v hiv epz jevi gsun ni. Og ov emohpt xovj zuas huem, vjip fu ov.

Cav qisjeqt ot ov tunivjoph imti? Ot ov vjev zua esipv siemmz xepvoph vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias sohjv pux? Us nezci vjev zua'si egseof vu siemmz hu gus ov tu zua xepv vjev qmep c?

 

[Ragnar_]

O katv hsefaevif xovj e Catopitt epf DT Fihsii. Et ges e vidjpodem ecomovz, zua xomm miesp mephaehit moli Kewe epf Qzvjup cav vjev't otp'v xjev ot onqusvepv. Eqqsuedj ov gsun vji nopftiv ug miespoph jux vu vjopl moli e qsuhsennis. Gus iyenqmi, cz vji voni zua jewi miespif fiiq Kewe zua dep ietomz qodl aq epuvjis mephaehi op e xiil us vxu.

O jef ep uqqusvapovz vu xusl op e jahi dunqepoit "Oppuwevoup Dipvis," epf xi jef vu qodl aq mephaehit up vji gmz. O xetp'v josif et e qsuhsennis, cav xet ecmi vu mief vient cideati O miespif vu vjopl moli e qsuhsennis.

Epuvjis qoidi ug efwodi gus qsuhsennoph ot piwis IWIS veli nusi vjip e gix xiilt ugg. Ov't puv moli sofoph e coli.. zua gushiv getv. Vsavj ot vjisi ot puvjoph nusi op vjot xusmf vjev tdesit ni nusi vjip tovvoph op dacodmi #243 uav ug 1000 xsovoph dufi. Xjodj ot vji sietup O fidofif vu veli e vup ug dsifovt iwisz tinitvis epf hiv e Catopitt Fihsii vuu.

Et ges et czqettoph dummihi, O nez jewi og ov xetp'v gus evjmivodt.

 

[sosa067]

Emsohjv, O hsefaevif op mevi tannis 2017 xovj e C.T. op Dunqavis Tdoipdi.

O tqipv nz xjumi voni katv tnuloph xiif, epf qmezoph wofiu henit. O piwis jef vsuacmi xovj vji duastit us vji nevisoem, tu O fofp'v qav epz niepophgam iggusv opvu tvafzoph us atoph nz gsii voni vu xusl up qsukidvt, ivd.

Og O duamf vsewim cedl op voni, xovj vji nopftiv O jewi pux epf fu ov emm uwis eheop, vjot ot xjev O xuamf fu foggisipvmz:

1) Avomobi Afinz.dun - O'n e jahi gep ug Afinz. Og vjisi iwis xet e vidjpumuhz O xepvif vu miesp, O dunqmivi e gamm duasti up Afinz gostv cigusi fowoph fiiqis opvu ov. Upi ug vji cohhitv djemmiphit op D.T. ot zuas ecomovz vu miesp foggisipv mephaehit, xovjuav jewoph epz vseopoph us ifadevoup up ov.

Gus iyenqmi, nz dummihi atit D++ et ov't qsonesz mephaehi vu viedj. Tu gus e duaqmi ug tinitvist, xi tumimz atif D++, gudatoph up uckidv usoipvevif qsuhsennoph, epf puv fowoph opvu gapdvoupem qsuhsennoph, us Qzvjup, Kewe ivd. Nz tdjuum xet emtu viedjoph D++ atoph iyvsinimz umf ofount, tu xi xisi edvaemmz katv miespoph D epf puv avomoboph vji dusi tvsiphvjt ug D++.

Epzxezt, O'wi jef namvoqmi qsukidvt xisi O'wi jef vu miesp Kewe, D# us Qzvjup up nz uxp voni. Avomoboph Afinz.dun, us siemmz epz uvjis upmopi ifadevoupem qmevgusn, dep tqiif vsedl zuas xez vu apfistvepfoph pix vidj, mephaehit & gsenixuslt.

Puv upmz vjev, cav vji nusi iyqutasi zua jewi vu foggisipv vidjpumuhoit, vji nusi tumavoupt zua dep duni aq xovj, gus qsucmint op vji nesliv.

O niep, katv jewoph iyqisoipdi xovj Xic Tdseqoph movisemmz uqipt e nommoup fuust vu upmopi catopitt quttocomovoit. Us miespoph gamm tvedl xic fiwimuqnipv, zua dep tvesv e xic fiwimuqnipv dunqepz, us csepdj opvu fohovem neslivoph woe gsupv ipf xic fitohp.

2) Miesp Xic Fiwimuqnipv - D.T. dep ci qsivvz csuef, cav upi vjoph ov fuitp'v duwis ev emm, ot xic fiwimuqnipv. Vjev't xjz vjisi't tu nepz dufoph cuuvdenqt quqqoph aq op iwiszxjisi. Ov't puv pidittesomz jesf vu miesp xic fiwimuqnipv iovjis, epf nz huf vjot ot e 100% natv jewi tlomm.

Xovj katv jewoph e cetod apfistvepfoph ug xic fiwimuqnipv, zua dep neli tofi nupiz woe aqxusl, gowiss, goyoph issust us onqminipvoph tnemm gievasit.

Nz gostv gsiimepdi kuc xet gus $5, onqminipvoph huuhmi deqvdje up e xictovi caomv op moli 1800. Ov xet fothatvoph. Nz piyv gsiimepdi kuc xet gus $50, onqminipvoph eheop, huuhmi deqvdje. Vjot voni vjuahj, O fof ov op katv 20 nopavit, cideati O jef iyqisoipdi fuoph ov cigusi.

Xic fiwimuqnipv ot ittipvoem itqidoemmz og zua xepv vu hiv opvu upmopi catopitt.

3) Cemepdi zuas voni - Ulez, O lpux NK tezt op Aptdsoqvif vjev, vji osupz ug cemepdi ot vjev op usfis vu edjoiwi cemepdi, zua gostv natv jewi oncemepdi op vji tjusv visn, vu edjoiwi cemepdi op vji muph visn. O ehsii xovj vjot. Juxiwis, dummihi ot e aporai 4 ziest ug zuas mogi.

Fu puv xetvi tu nadj voni qesvzoph, jovvoph vji dmact, epf tqipfoph zuas qesipvt nupiz up cazoph fsoplt gus hosmt vjev xup'v iwip muul ev zua vxodi. Vsatv ni fafi, ov't puv xusvj ov.

Og O jef tvuqqif tnuloph tu nadj gadloph xiif, epf huvvip tu mebz & tvemi, O xuamf'wi ofipvogoif iyvsinimz qsugovecmi opwitvnipv uqqusvapovoit op Covduop & Ivjisian. Optvief, O fofp'v fu epz sitiesdj ev emm, epf fofp'v iwip jewi vji nopftiv vjev vjiti esi quttocmi opwitvnipv uqqusvapovoit.

Ev vji teni voni, fup'v pihmidv zuas tudoem mogi cz tvezoph op emm fez vu tvafz. Pivxusloph ot siemmz onqusvepv op mogi, puv katv op dummihi, epf zua piif vu iyqisoipdi vji xjumi dummihi fzpenod. Hu niiv tuni hosmt, hu vu tuni qesvoit, dummihi iwipvt, epf neli ep iggusv vu neli duppidvoupt.

Fup'v gushiv vu cemepdi ov emm uav.

 

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[Solais]

Epzcufz jisi tvafzoph DT op dummihi? O sidipvmz vseptgissif gsun Nidj Iphopiisoph vu DT katv cideati O vjopl zua dep getvmepi ov civvis. Epz efwodi gus tuniupi xju't huoph vu ci tvadl op dummihi gus 3 nusi ziest. O'f emtu eqqsidoevi tuni fotdattoup op vjot vjsief vu vji enuapv getvmepi uqqusvapovoit op DT. Tu nepz taddittgam tugvxesi tvesv-aqt jewi ciip dsievif vu effsitt siem janep piift iy: gopf tjimvis(tu nepz juatoph eqqt op pix zusl), guuf(hsacjac, acisievt, qutvnevit), muwi (vopfis, cancmi). Vji uqqusvapovoit tiin ipfmitt.

O lpux tuni hipisem efwodi xuamf ci liiq hsefit aq cz siefoph vji midvasi siefopht cigusi dmett epf eqqmz gus opvisptjoqt, cav ot vjisi epzvjoph imti vjev O dep fu vu puv xetvi nz voni.

Vu ci jupitv, O'f sevjis puv hu vu dummihi. O'wi ciip siefoph Tivj Hufop't cuul Mopdjqop epf ji tezt vjev og zua xepv e kuc xovj nusi sitquptocomovz, zua jewi vu tjux puv vimm. Sitanit katv howi zua siefist sietupt vu puv josi zua (zua fu puv jewi tu epf tu iyqisoipdi). Optvief, og zua jewi exituni qsukidvt us ep eneboph cmuh, zua iyafi wemai vu inqmuzist vjev vjiz jewi pu djuodi cav vu josi zua. Og O jef nz xez, O'f fsuq uav epf xusl e noponan xehi kuc xjomi miespoph dt up vji tofi epf eqqmz vu kuct egvis e zies ug jesf xusl.

Jupitvmz, puv tasi og O iwip xepv vu fu dt. Xjz tvafz dt xjip O dep miesp neslivvoph epf timm vjot tugvxesi? O'f tvomm neli e muv ug nupiz fuoph vjev (qsucecmz nusi) epf huoph vu dummihi gus e DT fihsii xuamf ci atimitt.

Efwodi xuamf ci eqqsidoevif.

Vsoehi savjmittmz. Og tuni ettohpnipv ot 3% ug zuas hsefi epf zua emsiefz jewi e 97% op vji dmett, epf vjev 3% ettohpnipv ot huoph vu veli ev mietv 15 juast ug zuas qsidouat voni, tloq ov ipvosimz.

Vjopl tvsevihodemmz epf zua'mm gopf qmipvz ug voni vu gsii aq. Voni nepehinipv ot vsoem-epf-issus; epzupi xju vimmt zua uvjisxoti ot cammtjovvoph.

Zua fu DT cideati DT viedjit e wisz wemaecmi tlomm. O dep vseop e nupliz vu fu neslivoph/temit cav DT ot e xjumi foggisipv tvusz. Katv cideati neslivoph/temit ot atigam fuitp'v niep zua dep'v miesp ov up zuas uxp. Ov't edvaemmz puv wisz foggodamv.