Ask HN: Do you need a BS in CS if you have a BS in CIS?

Re:Ask HN: Do you need a BS in CS if you have a BS in CIS? by AnimalMuppet on Friday October 19, 2018 @12:00PM (#18257649)

Hey, I have a degree in physics and math. I have exactly one computer class on my college transcript - BASIC. I've been a professional programmer for 33 years or so. After you get your first job, nobody cares what your degree was in.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you need a BS in CS if you have a BS in CIS? by calucardx on Friday October 19, 2018 @12:22PM (#18257790)

Wow, that is comforting. I will simply learn these skills and demonstrate them! Thank you.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you need a BS in CS if you have a BS in CIS? by AnimalMuppet on Friday October 19, 2018 @01:23PM (#18258279)

Well... that first job can be hard without the magic degree. (I essentially got mine by the grace of God.) You might do better to get a CIS job, and while in that job, take on more and more CS-like responsibility. Then, when interviewing for your next job, you can say "not only can I do that, I have been doing that".

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