Re:What were you doing at age 20?
by trykondev on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:24PM
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I started my computer science degree the year I turned 20!
I'd previously been studying in the biological sciences, and although I really enjoyed learning the material, I dreaded actually doing the practical labs & real-world applications. The practical applications of computer science, in contrast, excited me greatly. So I switched degrees and fell in love with my new field.
Now, just three months before my 30th birthday, I feel incredibly happy, lucky, grateful, and relieved to have made the switch. My career in software has been such a joy. I could so easily have ended up spending the past decade being miserable in a field that I didn't enjoy. I think switching into computer science was the best decision I've ever made.
I'd previously been studying in the biological sciences, and although I really enjoyed learning the material, I dreaded actually doing the practical labs & real-world applications. The practical applications of computer science, in contrast, excited me greatly. So I switched degrees and fell in love with my new field.
Now, just three months before my 30th birthday, I feel incredibly happy, lucky, grateful, and relieved to have made the switch. My career in software has been such a joy. I could so easily have ended up spending the past decade being miserable in a field that I didn't enjoy. I think switching into computer science was the best decision I've ever made.