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by vsareto 1148 days ago
Meanwhile, just play Starcraft 2 to get an internship: https://i.redd.it/amk31bewfxt31.jpg
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And play it at a professional level for years.
What does playing a video game good have to do with Software Engineering?
Competitive esports is a bit different from mindlessly playing video games, it has far more to do with consistency, reliability, and marketing. Additionally, the person was being quite dismissive, this dude was already studying CS at a university.
“Just” is an understatement.