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The Engineering Path Not Taken

The Engineering Path Not Taken

Another time travel question.

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Apr 05, 2023
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Q: As an IT professional, what would you tell your younger self?

A: It’s hard to say because I’ve been in it so long. Part of the difficulty is in interpreting this as a time travel question or a ‘starting now’ question, or a ‘path untraveled’ question. So I’ll answer all three. The last one is the most difficult.

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