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Jump on the bandwagon. Every company is going to be a tech company if it isn't already. The tech industry is holding the global economy afloat after this pandemic. And tech is bringing with it more opportunities and jobs than you can imagine, without the barrier of credentialism. You don't need to be a programmer either. There are a huge number of jobs in tech that do not involve programming.
Edit: unless you said that because you are already a programmer who thinks the industry is going to be flooded with skilled foreign workers? In that case I disagree. Very few actual programming interview candidates can pass the FizzBuzz test, which is meant to be a test of the most basic programming skill. Charlatans everywhere!
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I've been working in the 'tech industry' for almost thirty years, and expect to for the rest of my career. I want more people to do so, especially women and other unrepresented groups.
But, and this might be controversial, I want people to have a good understanding of the basic concepts, and too often these days I interview developers who don't.
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That's bad news for many of us.