Comment Re:I live these studies (Score 2) 291
According to TFA, I contribute more to society than you :P. (If giving money to record companies is a measure of societal contribution as you imply).
Simple programs teach how to work logically, and locally. The big picture or the big wtf will come later.
If you learned your CS material, someone out there can make money by having you do what they tell you to.
That said, I would recommend adding a scripting language to your skillset.
If I set here and stare at nothing long enough, people might think I'm an engineer working on something. -- S.R. McElroy