10-17-2014, 10:00 PM
I haven't posted here in quite a while . . . I was busy working on my degree. :coolgleam:
Well, today the final goal came into being. See, I finished my degree (computer science from TESC) back in July, but just getting a degree wasn't what I was after. I wanted to break in to software dev, and I knew it was going to be tough. I live in the Milwaukee metro area and the only kinds of jobs are ASP.NET and Java (with some embedded work). TESC teaches C, C++ and Assembly, which is great if this were 1988.
So, I started teaching myself ASP.NET and C#. I created two simple, sample projects and then I started applying at companies that take on entry-level software developers. Today a local company (an awesome place to work!) extended an offer to me and I accepted.
Yes!!! Success, and the TESC was a big part of it (as was learning ASP.NET MVC on my own). They went and verified my degree and had no issues in terms of it being an online degree. Good stuff.
Just wanted to share . . .
Well, today the final goal came into being. See, I finished my degree (computer science from TESC) back in July, but just getting a degree wasn't what I was after. I wanted to break in to software dev, and I knew it was going to be tough. I live in the Milwaukee metro area and the only kinds of jobs are ASP.NET and Java (with some embedded work). TESC teaches C, C++ and Assembly, which is great if this were 1988.
So, I started teaching myself ASP.NET and C#. I created two simple, sample projects and then I started applying at companies that take on entry-level software developers. Today a local company (an awesome place to work!) extended an offer to me and I accepted.
Yes!!! Success, and the TESC was a big part of it (as was learning ASP.NET MVC on my own). They went and verified my degree and had no issues in terms of it being an online degree. Good stuff.
Just wanted to share . . .
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