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Once you get a job, keep these ideas in mind. TLDR: business has value centers and cost centers - try to be part of the value creation center
Hiring is better - but to make sure you can do the work, the interview process is rigorous
The US constitution explicity mentions that intellectual properly law only applies to human created works.
It used to be that the best way to get a raise was to switch jobs every 2-4 years. That appears to no longer be true.
Don't run afoul of hacking laws even if you are bitter
A software Dev describes three archetypes of software engineers that are miserable to work with.
IEEE is one of the two big professional orgs in the CS area. They are worth listening to.
We are beginning to get court decisions handed down on AI, did these AI providers steal their training data? or is it ok for them to take stuff?
Don't try to do all of these at once, but once you are employed, you should do all of them at least once over a period of years.
In 2023 for the first time in a long time average salaries fell slightly - in 2024, intro level salaries fell slightly more - but other levels started to see increases
The Stats are a little grim if they are true. Forbes has some ideas, but lets talk about this.
Here is the original 'works on my machine' article. Docker and friends makes this less important than it once was, but we still hear it.
An interesting read that aligns with both discussions with industry practitioners and recent published research (But does not align with the breathless media headlines)