My question is, is this really all it takes to get a job in a startup/tech company? Would YOU hire somebody who just knew these things?
My question is, is this really all it takes to get a job in a startup/tech company? Would YOU hire somebody who just knew these things?
I like to think I'm a decent engineer; I have a BS in Computer Engineering, but I use very little from most of the classes I took to get that. Actually, my most in demand skills seem to be systems level debugging, which wasn't discussed in any courses; it's something I've learned on the job, because it was never in any of my courses. Some of the courses don't get used often, but it is nice to have seen topics, so if they come up, I know it's something that's been studied, and I just have to find it again. A straight-up occupational training in programming is going to leave you without a lot of that, unfortunately.
For an intern / very junior position, yes. For anything else, no.