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by MurizS 2038 days ago
Out of curiosity, what was your first act and what made you transition to software engineering?
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Bioengineering in academia. Moved to software engineering for an extra $100,000/year. In hindsight, my overall my standard of living has gone down despite the extra money due the housing crunch in the Bay Area.