@chrisminnick@mastodon.social @taz
>>Code camps and certification programs have churned out hoards of people who know just enough to royally fuck things up who got hired into critical positions as 'experts.'
<<Corps only look for paper instead of proof in my experience.

>>Is it any wonder we have the all too regular #securty and #privacy #breaches we do?
<< From what I've seen with my current employer, it usually either corporate espionage or revenge. Either way, the individuals carry out the acts carelessly and get sued without it being public.

>>@taz holy shit, exactly. Even saying that they know enough to fuck things up is generous, in my experience! But they get to that point soon enough! Universities don’t do any better, though.
<< Uni's only teach the bare minimum - not actually prepare for real work, unfortunately.

>>Contributing to an open source project for two years should be a required internship for anyone who wants to be a professional programmer.
<< Agreed. Additionally, personal finance should be a requirement for graduating High School.