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[rayan122]

This explains why Somalis are lagging behind in the Tech industry. This was last commented on in 2020.

I am yet to see a single person in any of the Tech. conferences in the US, Europe, or Asia, and have been attending for many moons.

which conferences have you been to? I am a cs student in Canada. are there any specific conferences that you would recommend?

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

which conferences have you been to? I am a cs student in Canada. are there any specific conferences that you would recommend?

Have you decided as to a specialisation viz embedded systems, programmaing, networking, securty, database etc? Are you considering any Cloud, or AI/ML concentrations?

There are a few annual conferences, some monthly, with others being weekly. For example, PyCon (being held at different cities in the US & Canada (actually in Salt Lake next week) ), DefCon (Vegas, in Aug.) ), BlackHat (Vegas, in Aug.), Def44 (London) etc., are great annual conferences. BSides, esp. in Chicago are great, and I would imagine similar meetings are being held in Canada - I attended one in Montreal some years ago, when PyCon was being held there.

- There are annual Cloud conferences, be it Azure (Microsoft), GCP (Google), or AWS (Amazon), mostly in the US.

- ISSA, mostly geared towards InfoSec (CyberSec) has local chapters; these are the best to start with, and are where you would find neophytes, seasoned gurus, and enthusiasts.

- Secure360 annual conference, mostly geared towards managers, is decent.

- For AppSec, OWASP local chapter conferences are mostly in every city, and great networking arena for fresh developers.

- There are annual IEEE conferences, but if you are in your earlier years, these might be intimidating, unless of course you are a brave soul, in which case, do attend.

- On the AI/ML front, there are a few good ones; this year, I shall be attending the 'AI World Congress', Jun., in London, and if time permits, the Chicago Data Sci. Conf.

- Universities incl. Tianjin (China), MiT, Standord, and Berkley (US) used to host InfoSec, AppSec, AI/ML conferences. I do not know if that is still the case post Covid-*

These, along with others, are some of the ones I regularly attend/attended, but there are others to consider --- you get the gist.

I shall share if others pop to mind.

 

[EyiPunter]

Training camps are recommended! If you have no degree and get a job quickly while also getting a cert and skills then go for it! They are the next best option after the degree.

What I meant by complex project is that the project idea has to be unique and you have to explain the steps on how you did it. It show them how good you are at it and they evaluate on you on how well you can execute a project (and if you can communicate well).

Idk about it really. There are part time jobs that pay really well but they are jobs that require you to do only one language. I might not really sure .

Im getting my Associates in CS at my community college i should be graduating this summer. I current have a 3.65 gpa. How like is it that i can find a programming or data analyst job just with an AA degree?

 

[thou shalt not pass]

Im getting my Associates in CS at my community college i should be graduating this summer. I current have a 3.65 gpa. How like is it that i can find a programming or data analyst job just with an AA degree?

That will be tough to do, I would say apply for a full bachelors program at the best school you can afford. It will open a lot more doors than what you normally be able to do with just an AA. The market is rough so there's no shortage of college kids companies can select from. While you're getting your full degree you can apply to internships and this should help bolster your resume. This is mainly for programming/software engineering jobs, data analytics isn't my forte.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

It is the best time to be a soft. developer with AI and ML taking shape past the infinitesimal image and text processing, esp. embedded coding; one's coding skills mean more than one's GPA in the employment market.

• How proficient are you on a scale of 1 - 10?
• Have you created sizeable programmes, web or otherwise?
• What are some areas of programming you excel at?

 

[EyiPunter]

It is the best time to be a soft. developer with AI and ML taking shape past the infinitesimal image and text processing, esp. embedded coding; one's coding skills mean more than one's GPA in the employment market.

• How proficient are you on a scale of 1 - 10?
• Have you created sizeable programmes, web or otherwise?
• What are some areas of programming you excel at?

I really Like programming in python. I took your advice I order this book about python programming computer vision it's basically about "You'll learn techniques for object recognition, 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, augmented reality, and other computer vision applications as you follow clear examples written in Python." I wanted to make a programming that can distinguish between images of objects and groups of people in a database. Do you think this kind of projects can lead in to a job in soft ware development?

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

I really Like programming in python. I took your advice I order this book about python programming computer vision it's basically about "You'll learn techniques for object recognition, 3D reconstruction, stereo imaging, augmented reality, and other computer vision applications as you follow clear examples written in Python."

Absolutely, and as you said, if you enjoy constructing software, this would be the best route. Best CybeSec researchers and bug hunters are proficient Pythonistas. Further, in software Architecture, the most sought-after Architects now are those in AI/ML with the entry level requirements being rather low. More appealingly, the pay is rather commensurate on the high end, but that should not a motivating factor for you at the moment.

I wanted to make a programming that can distinguish between images of objects and groups of people in a database. Do you think this kind of projects can lead in to a job in soft ware development?

At its infancy, mostly that is what AI is doing at the moment, and you would be ahead of the pack if proficient in the most basic string parsing, awk style, speech recognition, image processing etc.

Please stay with it, and make the most of your potential. Think ahead in 5 - 10 years into the future.

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