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> how is history going to land me a job interview

Step 1. Go to software conference.

Step 2. Get into hallway track conversation where a historical anecdote and its lessons are relevant.

Step 3. Say things that prompt y'all to have insight and establish trust that you're thoughtful about how to build software.




  > Step 1. Show 10+ years of experience
  > Step 2. Never talk about history because I don't need history to solve business problems with programming
  > Step 3. Make 6 figures.
An anecdotal example made up about talking at some conference with big words won't provide business value and isn't useful in day to day problem solving.

So again... 99% of programmers won't ever use the history of DARPA and the birth of the internet to land a job.


This thread is about computer science, not specifically programming.


I this is the first time I've seen the same person simultaneously assert that:

1. What really matters is delivering business value.

2. Networking at conferences and talking about the social context of technology is useless.




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