Things Future IT Students Should Know (But Don't)
- 1. Things Future IT Students Should Know (But Don't) Bryan Bibat pangkaraniwang developer
- 2. 1. Purpose
- 4. Why go to college?
- 7. Why go to college? What will you study?
- 9. CS/IT/SE is not about computers, programming, theory, etc.
- 12. Why go to college? What will you study?
- 13. You will learn how to solve problems.
- 14. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 15. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 16. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 17. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 18. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 19. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 20. If you graduate without knowing how to solve everyday problems with the help of a computer...
- 21. If you graduate without knowing how to solve everyday problems with the help of a computer, you probably just wasted a couple of years of your life.
- 22. 2. Courses
- 23. What course should I take to learn how to build computer programs?
- 24. CS?
- 25. IT?
- 27. SQL
- 28. Trick answer.
- 29. No PH school teaches Software Engineering
- 30. Trick answer.
- 33. Here's a secret:
- 34. Nobody hires IT graduates, CS graduates, etc.
- 35. Nobody hires IT graduates, CS graduates, etc. Companies hire software developers.
- 36. People who know how to solve problems.
- 37. Develop a web-based inventory and warehousing system for a small retail chain.
- 38. Develop a mobile app for surveying with geolocation support and automatic data upload.
- 39. Write a simple to-do list app.
- 41. 3. Talent
- 42. What do you need to excel in college?
- 44. Passion
- 47. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
- 48. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
- 49. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
- 50. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
- 51. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
- 52. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
- 53. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge
- 58. 4. Credentials
- 59. Software development is a Meritocracy.
- 62. Software development is a Meritocracy. Grades, diplomas, certificates, etc. do not matter in the long run.
- 63. You go to college to learn.
- 65. College teaches you fundamentals. Everything else you learn outside college.
- 66. Explore
- 69. Stay up-to-date
- 71. Collaborate
- 74. Participate
- 79. 5. Expectation
- 80. What awaits you after college?
- 81. for example: Project in High School (and College)
- 84. Project in Real World
- 86. Requirements change 2 hours before deadline...
- 88. In the real world, you are asked to do the impossible
- 89. In the real world, you are asked to do the impossible on a daily basis.
- 92. By the time you graduate, you should know how to solve human problems effectively and efficiently using computers.
- 93. And the only way to deal with these "impossible" tasks is to work on the human aspect of problem solving.
- 94. More projects fail from poor communication rather than poor programming.
- 95. No matter how the media portrays geeks as socially awkward individuals...
- 97. ...you will have to work on your social skills along with your technical skills if you want to get far in the industry.
- 98. Thank you for listening! bryanbibat.net | @bry_bibat speakerdeck.com/bryanbibat