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Re:From Secretary to Software Developer: The Hard Way by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @06:13PM (#13274504)
No, it makes sense, go for the thing that will reasonably make you enough money to be comfortable and independent.

It's funny though, for me an education in computing was the practical thing. I have a science degree too but I had next to no intention of being a professional scientist.

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Re:From Secretary to Software Developer: The Hard Way by ScottBurson on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @07:44PM (#13274926)
No, it really doesn't. Secretaries have been mostly replaced by computers already -- a trend likely to continue.
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Re:From Secretary to Software Developer: The Hard Way by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @11:20PM (#13275604)
I as replying to why some parents attempt to curb aspirations in favor of practicality.
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Re:From Secretary to Software Developer: The Hard Way by ScottBurson on Thursday December 29, 2016 @01:32AM (#13275997)
I see. Well, if one is going to do that as a parent, one should at least be sure to understand what the practical considerations actually are. In this case the parents got it exactly wrong.
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