Anyone in computer science?

gotgoodz · 2017-02-10T12:32:51+00:00

instead of slaving away in college ending up in debt, go to a code boot camp and start working right away. most tech companies don't care about titles, they just want to know if you can do the job they need you to do

Jodasons87 · 2017-02-10T08:38:08+00:00

I honestly can't phrase it differently: it's a passion i have since i was a child and i studied CS at university to know more about it.

It's awesome, there's a lot of jobs out there and everyday passes smooth as silk since you are doing what you love.

It's hard, but it feels good. Pay is good/really good.

Also, it's perfect for MGTOW men, women are stupid as fuck in this field.

Not all of them, some of them are really great and better than some guys, but the great majority are just plain dumb.

SmokeyMcGruff · 2017-02-10T07:50:03+00:00

The same happened to me in my first year. I hated programming but it grew on me I guess. The modules got more interesting with each year and I ended up with a drive to become a better programmer so I could pull off some of the cool stuff discussed in my final year modules.

I'm a decent programmer on a somewhat decent salary now and I can't even remember what it was like not to be interested in CS.

Maybe you'll enjoy it if you stick it out for a bit. The earlier stages of learning are always a slog and that usually goes for every new subject/hobby.

Jodasons87 · 2017-02-10T13:31:38+00:00

Many universities have 2 tracks, an Engineering track that is very math intense and a business track that replaces a lot of the math classes beyond one semester of business calculus with business related classes such as accounting, finance, statistics, etc..

The Engineering track (CS) generally starts of with Python or C/C++ where as the Business track (MIS/IS) starts of with Java or some .NET language.

CS obviously goes much deeper into Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Compilers and basically the science of computing as one might expect. MIS (Management of Information Systems) goes deep enough to get just about any entry level development job, focuses more on needs of businesses, etc. I went CS for quite some time and then switched to MIS b/c I got tired of all the math. Unless you plan to go work somewhere creating cutting edge technology MIS would really be all youd ever need and will give you a good business background as well and that would make you a bit more invaluable to companies IMO. Most development jobs are boring, rarely building anything new or cutting edge, just mostly fixing other peoples work and maintaining current systems.

At the end of the day, its what youre passionate about. I work with guys that have a masters in CS and are garbage b/c they dont care and outside of work they dont code at all. I didnt finish school as I was already landing contract after contract but Ive been writing code since I was 9 and its what I do with pretty much all my free time.

geocitiesuser · 2017-02-10T14:15:09+00:00

feel like I'm walking into a forest blindfolded

This will be your career as a developer. Languages, tech stacks, platforms, best practices, it all changes RAPIDLY. I need to read around a book a year to keep up as well as attend conferences, it's been 10 years since I've graduated college.

Beyond that, the work is good and bountiful. Definitely worth your time. Just be careful this industry is VERY BLUE PILL beware of female management and female hiring quotas..... and a lot of (fat) women who got jobs because of their vagina, not their programming ability.

Deltawon · 2017-02-10T15:19:56+00:00

Hop on code academy or a similar site. There are great online tutorials these days for many languages where you actually code in a browser window and it runs and checks your code. I feel like the biggest obstacle for most new coders is familiarizing yourself with all the shit like IDEs and system configurations and compilers etc. that support coding but aren't actually coding. These tutorial websites let you hop straight in to the coding. I'd recommend Python as a first look if you don't have much experience.

You have enough free time to do this. Try to complete the entire tutorial for a language and use that to gauge how much you like it. If you have the right personality coding will be one of the most satisfying things you can do.

(I am not exactly a professional coder so take this advice with a grain of salt. I work on a trading desk for an asset management fund and my job involves a fair bit of coding, mostly in R, mat lab, SQL, and sometimes if I can't avoid it VBA, but it's not my primary focus. Also, I did physics in college. There are enough resources out there these days that you can teach yourself to code. That being said, looking back I think I'd have rather done CS in college)

KneeDeepThought · 2017-02-10T19:36:36+00:00

Software engi here: if I could redo my college years I would have bailed on the University and just gone for certifications. I'm no slouch in math but I certainly don't need Calculus III for anything that I've done in my career. Pick a project you'd like to do, find a language and tech stack to do it with, and dive down the rabbit hole of learning the steps to get it done. If you like this type of learn-as-you-go puzzle solving you'll do well in software dev.

Along the way you'll pick up core concepts like good code design practice and data structures. This is what gets you jobs. Tech places don't care much about a diploma they care what you can do. Go forth and do cool shit.

EDDbDG · 2017-02-10T10:39:38+00:00

If you just like pure code, testing code, go into CS. If you like hardware, go into EE.

I just love computers. That's why I chose the path.

knightwhosaysneet · 2017-02-12T08:20:21+00:00

Yeah spend 60k getting a degree in "computer stuff". Haha. Shit is worthless.

Save money and actually learn the trade. Two fields are Developement and Operations. I'm in Ops as a Sys Admin. I have no degree nor certs. I started as help desk just like everyone else and job hopped to get experience. While dumb asses are spending 4 years in college getting intro to computers...you should be working as a help desk tech and self educating yourself on a focus. Hell, I learned bash scripting from YouTube and googling. I got my current job over a guy with a degree because I undercut him by 10k. I can do that because I don't have student loans to pay for. Right now I work with a super fucking need Chinese guy. I'm no where near as computer smart as him but I was hired because the fucker has no social skills and can't report what we are working on without studdering and jumbling his words.

Always remember: it isn't what you know...it's who you know. When you have a line of small business owners and IT mangers that give you good references, degrees don't mean shit.

Never understood why I need to take shit like european government studies when in getting a degree in computers. It's all a scam.

Jodasons87 · 2017-02-10T15:33:39+00:00

Do you find math fun..?

Do you enjoy this type of thing..?

If yes, then don't worry so much, BUT make sure you keep up with your homework, these are not course you want to fall behind in or it will be hard to catch up.

My son was doing a BAS, Bach of Admin Studies, major marketing.

He said he wanted to switch his major to information systems. I thought he was nuts, as marketing is so much easier than Big Data Analytics, which is the direction he went in.

I asked him why..?

He said dad I just like it. It's fun, Once you've figured it out it's like you're done, no memorizing, balh blah.

I said you want to switch to the hardest major in all the BAS offerings, he said yeah, it's fun...

After he finished that degree, he went back and is doing an EECS degree at a leading university here in Canada, majoring in software development.

His average is 91 currently, and although he applies himself and does a lot of homework, he says he is having fun.

Select what you like and the money will come.

"people like what they are good at, and are good at what they like"

TheWaterbear80 · 2017-02-10T15:48:27+00:00

It depends on what you want to do. If it's just simple programming for applications, then an associates degree can cover that. Computer science goes beyond that into a more scientific approach which would include learning about the hardware and OS-level stuff.

I was considering going back to school for computer science, but since I'm more interested in theory and algorithms, I'm leaning more towards a BS and MS in mathematics. I'm hoping to someday work on artificial neural networks, but game theory and chaos theory also interest me, and I'm not really that interested in coding, so pure/applied math is a better fit for me.

bv02peu · 2017-02-10T07:43:21+00:00

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Title	Anyone in computer science?
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Date	February 10, 2017 7:01 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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