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Comment Questions to Consider: (Score 1) 1

  1. What do you think of the Neotext expanding citation system featured in the article?
  2. What do you think of the Al Gore and Sarah Palin Fake News examples?
  3. What do you think of the idea of modifying the browser to support contextual quotations without requiring the user to leave the source page?
  4. What do you think about the idea of a system to provide greater context to video clips?

Comment Flexibility is important (Score 1) 422

It is possible to get a job in computers without majoring in Computer Science, but you'll have to demonstrate your interest (and competence) through hobby projects or extracurricular activities.

I'd estimate that a fairly large number of people in the computer profession have come out of other disciplines. A co-worker of mine was a physics major. He does networking support and software programming. I majored in History (and took several CS electives) and am doing database and web work. Hobby projects I did while at university, good luck, and connections helped me get the job.

One of the things I didn't like about the engineering disciplines at UWaterloo was their lack of electives. Majoring in something that gives you more electives is one option; another is to take the classes you want, knowing that it will take more than 4 years to graduate.

I also believe that, in the long run, a good worker with many interests is better off in the job market than someone who just concentrated on computers. Your career will demand more flexibility than you think.

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