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I'm not "in the field" yet; and I didn't take any courses I just kinda "dove in" on contributing to some open source repos because I've been a python dev for like 4 years now.

The pytorch codebase for, say, a transformer (a deep learning architecture which makes use of "attention") - is still not something I've yet grokked. I have however been able to pitch in with bug fixes as I continue learning and getting to that point.

This is how I would hope an entry-level position would be at a job. At some point companies have to realize education is just a part of it and that it takes time; particularly when things change this fast. I have no real-world clue though unfortunately.

Anyway, working on machine learning with vision is the first time I've actually felt like my work was exciting. The "result" you get is so much fun and working together with people given the proper culture is presumably a fantastic experience. I just (personally) can't get excited about using my code to write CRUD/frontend anymore. Not to imply those are the only two options; but that's been the case for me until recently.