Hi Fergus, Software development or software engineering (as opposed to Computer Science) can give you a more well-rounded experience of what developing software in startups is like. Being exposed to both Comp Sci and Software Dev/Eng is ideal.
If you want to focus on the programming side, try to get as much exposure as possible to the business side. This helps you contextualise your technical/development work in the context of a startup's business life: whether you're in commercial or social enterprise, it's always a business … and understanding how business works, how your technical work fits into it and bolsters it, is critical. So I'd strongly recommend being well-rounded where possible, as a technical dude (or business too). Best, Daniel On Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 10:26 AM, Fergus Barker wrote: > Hey there Beachers, > > I thought I'd finally introduce myself, now that I have a question to ask. > > I am currently in my last year of high school, and looking forward to going > on to a university course, and looking at doing something software/IT > related. > At the moment I am doing a lot of development using Python for general work, > and Ruby on Rails experimentation so I have a better understanding of web > development. > I have a lot of interest in startups and would love to be involved with > various projects over the rest of my life. > > So my question is just related to University. I'd just like to know a bit > about what courses/qualifications you have and would recommend for someone > wanting to get involved in the programming side of startups. Also if you do > have a related qualification, how did you find it? Was your course enjoyable? > > > I hope I've made enough sense to get some ideas about what you think about > all this. > > -- > Thanks, > Fergus > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > (mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com) > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > (mailto:silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
