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grapenuts 7 points ago +9 / -2

learn to code

no but really, its fun. And lucrative

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mykillk 5 points ago +6 / -1

What type of coding are you doing that's working out for you? And do you work in one of the big liberal shithole cities, or work remotely?

I've been programming for a long time but don't do it professionally, and my skills are in systems (C/C++) languages that aren't nearly as in-demand as they once were. I'd be willing to pick up some new skills though, particularly if I could be confident in finding remote work opportunities since I don't want to move, especially if it's to the Bay Area or LA or Austin.

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grapenuts 2 points ago +2 / -0

i work remotely, doing data engineering and data science. Absolute must knows are sql, java, python. Also get familiar with distributed computing paradigms (hadoop map reduce, spark/apache beam etc, all written in java and python). A certificate for aws or some other cloud service doesnt hurt either

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mykillk 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm learning Data Science as we speak. Been pounding away on books and online courses in Data Science, Python, and Machine Learning/Deep Learning for a few months now. Mainly started getting into it with the desire of developing an automated day-trading system, but now seriously thinking about turning it into a career change.

Have professional experience (somewhat limited) in SQL. No Java, but lots of C/C++ and C# as well. Picking up Python rapidly. Tinkered a bit with Hadoop type stuff like PyArrow & Spark.

Thinking about even getting an online masters degree or a career track service like SpringBoard. Any recommendations there?

Really nice to hear that you are working remotely. That is encouraging to me. Thanks for the response!!