Is Computer Science Still Worth It? 434
prostoalex writes "Is it a good idea to go into Computer Science? Yes, there are certainly pending labor shortages as Indian companies outsource to the United States, but speakers of Stanford Computer Forum generally agree that it's a good career choice. From the article: 'To ensure job security, students must learn business, communication and interpersonal skills, Vardi recommended. The personal touch will become as important as technological expertise, he said. "There are jobs galore," agreed Suzanne Bigas, assistant director of the Stanford Computer Forum.'"
Re:the fact (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Other fields? (Score:4, Funny)
CS heyday is over (Score:4, Funny)
I'd recommend forgetting about a CS degree, computers are on their way out.
For a degree thats always in incredibly high demand.
English.
Re:LOL (Score:5, Funny)
G.
Re:Other fields? (Score:2, Funny)
If you studied philosophy you would know that the sentence "studying X is worth if you love it" is a tautology [wikipedia.org].
Re:LOL (Score:5, Funny)
Dang - and I picked quantum physics instead - oh well wrong/right again.
Re:CS Degree = no sunlight (Score:4, Funny)
Indeed, and seeing the average quality of commercial software at the moment it seems to me that the demand for Programmers is far higher then the demand for Computing Scientists...
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Re:CS Degree = no sunlight (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Other fields? (Score:4, Funny)
I disagree. I love sausages. Studying sausages would entail learning how they are made. Studying how sausages are made is said to put you off them for life. Hence, not necessarily true.
Re:LOL (Score:4, Funny)