[matwood]

I had actual part time coding jobs for the majority of the time I was in undergrad. My family didn’t have much so I had to work.

Even though I was forced to work out of necessity, it turned out to be the best move. Learning how to balance theory with “we need this done in a couple hours to try and land the next client”, has been so valuable to my career (even through grad school). Engineering at every level is about trade offs, and nothing makes that more apparent then working a job.