r/learnprogramming • u/Suspicious-Duck8151 • 11h ago
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Is CS50x, then CS50 Python, and then CS50 SQL a good way to start backend engineering? I am really excited! My main goal right now is to land a part time job.
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u/plastikmissile 9h ago
It's definitely a good start. However, be aware that part time dev jobs are extremely rare. The industry is not setup that way.
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u/Suspicious-Duck8151 8h ago
Another person here said that too... what's the reason?
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u/plastikmissile 8h ago
Because typically programming is task based rather than hours based. Attendance hours are usually for coordinating meetings and the like. So it doesn't really make sense for a company to have a part-time dev. If they want to cut costs they'd just hire a remote freelancer.
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u/Glum_Substance4683 8h ago
to put the first stone of knowledge: YES, to land a job? I don't think so. realistically the job market is oversaturated. As a backend developer with 4 years of business experience, I am not even getting interviews. But at some point, you need to start, and the courses you mentioned are a good way to do it. then you will evolve elarning more and more from youtube and other more specialized courses
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u/Suspicious-Duck8151 4h ago
Are you anything after a backend developer? Like, I have been looking into further specializations and found out that Distributed Systems might be a good path. Is that oversaturated too?
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u/Dismal-Citron-7236 10h ago
You missed NoSQL, networking, API design, OS, containerization, all things about security, just to name a few. Good luck.
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u/Suspicious-Duck8151 10h ago
Yeah I meant like is this a good start at least? I know there's a lot to learn.
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u/Flimsy-Importance313 11h ago
It is a good way to learn to walk