This document provides advice for IT undergrads on things they should know but often don't. It emphasizes that the goal of an IT degree is to learn how to solve human problems using computers. It stresses that the most important language for undergrads to know is SQL. It also notes that employers hire programmers based on their problem-solving skills rather than specific languages. Undergrads should focus on learning fundamentals in college and exploring outside projects as soft skills and adaptability are crucial for success in the real world of constantly changing requirements and impossible deadlines.

1. Things IT Undergrads
Should Know
(But Don't)
Bryan Bibat
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2. 1. Purpose

4. Why are you here?

6. Why are you here?
What are you studying?

8. CS/IT/SE is not about
computers, programming,
theory, etc.

9. Is Piloting about
airplanes?

10. Is Astronomy about
telescopes?

11. Why are you here?
What are you studying?

12. You are here to learn
how to solve problems.

13. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

14. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

15. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

16. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

17. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

18. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

19. If you graduate without
knowing how to solve
everyday problems with the
help of a computer...

20. If you graduate without
knowing how to solve
everyday problems with the
help of a computer,
you probably just wasted a
couple of years of your life.

21. 2. Languages

22. What is the most
important language?

23. Hint:
It is found everywhere,
from your mobile phone
to the largest banking and
financial systems.

24. Structured Query
Language

25. SQL

26. SQL

27. Trick question.

28. Trick question.
Trick answer.

29. .NET programmer
PHP programmer
Java programmer

30. Here's a secret:

31. Nobody hires
.NET programmers,
PHP programmers,
Java programmers, etc.

32. Nobody hires
.NET programmers,
PHP programmers,
Java programmers, etc.
Companies hire
programmers.

33. <?php echo "Hello World!"; ?>
=
PHP programmer

34. System.out.println("Hello World!");
=
Java programmer

35. You are here to learn
how to solve problems.

36. Develop a web-based
inventory and
warehousing system for a
small retail chain.

37. Develop a mobile app for
surveying with geolocation support and
automatic data upload.

38. Write a simple
to-do list app.

40. And besides, a good
programmer can learn a
high-level language in less
than a day.

41. 3. Credentials

42. Software development is
a Meritocracy.

45. Software development is
a Meritocracy.
Grades, diplomas, certificates, etc.
do not matter in the long run.

46. You are here in college to
learn.

47. College teaches you
fundamentals.

48. College teaches you
fundamentals.
Everything else you learn
outside college.

49. Explore

51. Stay up-to-date

53. Collaborate

56. Participate

61. 4. Expectation

62. What awaits you after
college?

63. for example:
Project in College

66. Project in Real World

68. Requirements change 2
hours before deadline...

70. In the real world, you are
asked to do the impossible

71. In the real world, you are
asked to do the impossible
on a daily basis.

74. By the time you graduate,
you should know how to
solve human problems
effectively and efficiently
using computers.

75. And the only way to deal
with these "impossible"
tasks is to work on the
human aspect of problem
solving.

76. More projects fail from
poor communication
rather than
poor programming.

77. No matter how the media
portrays geeks as socially
awkward individuals...

79. ...you will have to work on your
social skills along with your
technical skills if you want to get
far in the industry.

80. Thank you for listening!
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