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I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young.

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  • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

    @rwitherspoon I'm not sure he has the "2+ years" experience you're looking for, but I'll point him to your careers page.

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    @siracusa I’ll tell our recruiting team to give him a call regardless 👍🏽

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    • chrisdejabet@mastodon.socialC chrisdejabet@mastodon.social

      @siracusa Congrats! So how long until he starts a podcast?

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      @chrisdejabet @siracusa i think he has to go through his blogging and macOS review phases first.

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      • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

        I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

        Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

        We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

        kevm@toot.communityK This user is from outside of this forum
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        @siracusa congratulations to Alex and his parents. Great things.

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        • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

          I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

          Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

          We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

          siracusa@mastodon.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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          Also on my mind: my son may be part of the last generation of programmers to have learned to program in the days before LLMs.

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          • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

            I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

            Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

            We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

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            @siracusa Congrats to him and your family!

            Really interesting time to be diving into the field. Spent most of my programming career in DC/Gov't consulting arena. Not flashy but pretty stable at least until recently. There will be a lot of clean up to do in a few years me thinks.

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            • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

              I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

              Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

              We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

              netopwibby@social.coopN This user is from outside of this forum
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              @siracusa Incredible achievements 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

              Get that man a Mac Pro! Ah damn, nvm.

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              • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                Also on my mind: my son may be part of the last generation of programmers to have learned to program in the days before LLMs.

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                @siracusa My son graduates tomorrow with double major in CS and Math and half way through a master in data science.

                I have had this same last generation thought.

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                • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                  I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                  Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                  We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

                  glasspusher@beige.partyG This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @siracusa congrats to him and you all

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                  • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                    Also on my mind: my son may be part of the last generation of programmers to have learned to program in the days before LLMs.

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                    @siracusa talked to a friend’s kid last weekend who is in his second year of CS, asked him his take and he said “we’re all just studying security super hard as that seems likely to be the last thing to go”, which struck me as pretty insightful for 19.

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                    • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                      I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                      Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                      We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

                      ry@duck.hausR This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @siracusa pretty amazing grades

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                      • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                        I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                        Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                        We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

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                        @siracusa congratulations!

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                        • markm68k@mastodon.socialM markm68k@mastodon.social

                          @tba @siracusa That’s the internal job site, not the public one.

                          Try this:

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                          Software Engineer in Test, Cocoa - Jobs - Careers at Apple

                          Apply for a Software Engineer in Test, Cocoa job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.

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                          (jobs.apple.com)

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                          @markm68k @tba He applied!

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                          • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                            I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                            Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                            We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

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                            @siracusa Wow, that’s really impressive! Congrats to you both, and good luck on whatever is next!

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                            • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                              I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                              Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                              We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

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                              @siracusa
                              Congratulations!

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                              • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                                Also on my mind: my son may be part of the last generation of programmers to have learned to program in the days before LLMs.

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                                @siracusa I think you mean the “last generation of aspiring programmers” 😬

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                                • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                                  I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                                  Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                                  We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

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                                  @siracusa 🎉🎉🎉

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                                  • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                                    I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                                    Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                                    We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

                                    anguinea@mstdn.socialA This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    @siracusa
                                    Well done!

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                                    • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                                      Apple folks: Alex has been applying to open positions at Apple, and he is willing relocate to California. But so far, he hasn’t gotten any sort of response. If you want a smart, dedicated developer who’s a fast learner, please check out his resume, which is already in your system!

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                                      @siracusa I’ve seen a lot of people hired by the fruit company. I’ve seen very few who don’t have a lot of experience. The main exceptions have been people who interned and made a good impression. Dad’s coat-tails may help, though don’t expect that hiring managers are all familiar with the Apple-adjacent independent media milieu. Best hope I would say is do a startup with a sherlockable software product, then wait for them to either acquire or hire him to Sherlock his own product.

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                                      • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                                        Also on my mind: my son may be part of the last generation of programmers to have learned to program in the days before LLMs.

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                                        @siracusa mine too!

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                                        • siracusa@mastodon.socialS siracusa@mastodon.social

                                          I tried to introduce my son, Alex, to programming when he was young. He wasn’t interested. But he eventually found his way to it on his own. By the time Alex graduated high school, he had put his first app into the App Store.

                                          Now, after 4 years at WPI, Alex has a BS in Computer Science and a Master’s in Data Science, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. (Yes, he received the maximum possible grade in every undergraduate and graduate class he took in all 4 years!)

                                          We are immensely proud of him! ❤️

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                                          @siracusa congrats to Alex and his parents for raising such a fine young man! 🎉

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