Ask HN: Where are the hard programming challenges/jobs?
I got started programming a couple of years ago because I like problem solving. The harder, the better. I know I'm not alone in feeling that way. I've gotten a bachelor's degree and learned a bit of ruby, rails, and other frameworks/languages, but I'm running into a problem. It seems like all jobs are just simple CRUD apps. I look at 99 percent of the software out there and know that I could do it if I had the time.
My question is how do you get to work on the hard/fun stuff? A quintessential example for me would be self driving cars. It's challenging and would have a real impact on the world.
I'm looking into becoming a data scientist because it's newer and seems to have more challenges. I also have a theory that any challenging computer science problem requires a lot of math. Do you need a PhD to work on these hard problems? Can anyone give advice on how to avoid a career of working on simple CRUD apps? (CRUD is a metaphor for simple problems in this case)
My question is how do you get to work on the hard/fun stuff? A quintessential example for me would be self driving cars. It's challenging and would have a real impact on the world.
I'm looking into becoming a data scientist because it's newer and seems to have more challenges. I also have a theory that any challenging computer science problem requires a lot of math. Do you need a PhD to work on these hard problems? Can anyone give advice on how to avoid a career of working on simple CRUD apps? (CRUD is a metaphor for simple problems in this case)