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by noahc 4861 days ago
This sounds like a variant of the meme "I could build stackoverflow in a weekend".

If you think you can build 99% of the apps out there, go out and try to build a moderately complex app. Make it better. You'll see there are all types of challenges from the technical, to the social to the political in small and large companies. Being a software developer is about solving all sorts of challenges, and not all of them are technical.
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netcan 4861 days ago
I don't think thats its a variant of the meme "I could build stackoverflow in a weekend." It doesn't have the in a weekend part.

The OP seems to consider getting a PhD an acceptable route. He's asking for directions, not a shortcut.

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noahc 4861 days ago
Twitter, Facebook, Stackoverflow are all really just CRUD apps. They face social and scaling challenges everyday among other technical challenges. I don't think he's giving CRUD apps enough credit. There's also security challenges, etc.
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