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rob05c  ·  3517 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: April 8, 2015

Professionally? Keep working remotely, and try to master a Functional Programming language, I think. I'd really like an FP job, and they're not common. I figure if I spend the next couple years mastering one, if I see an opening, I can apply and get it.

My advisor is pushing me to get a doctorate. I'd like one, but I'm worried about overqualification. Lot of jobs list "Master's preferred;" not a lot list "PhD." I'm afraid they'll see it and think "eh, we don't want to pay for that." In a few years, I might go for a Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering from Texas Tech or something.

Non-professionally, I need to get involved in stuff. I don't know anyone here, all my friends are in Texas, heh. My life the last two years has been school and work. Makerspace, martial arts, ACM, something.