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TechXchange: Things They Didn't Teach You in Engineering School

Aug. 6, 2024

What didn't they teach you in engineering school that you should have learned?

20/20 hindsight is great, but getting some tips ahead of time would help. Most of you are already into the engineering mix, so you may want to share your insights or find out what other engineers are saying.

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William G. Wong | Senior Content Director - Electronic Design and Microwaves & RF

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I earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in Computer Science from Rutgers University. I still do a bit of programming using everything from C and C++ to Rust and Ada/SPARK. I do a bit of PHP programming for Drupal websites. I have posted a few Drupal modules.

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