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Re:Was your degree really worth it? by JellyBeanThief on Thursday April 13, 2023 @12:33AM (#35550988)
OTOH, I did a CS degree on the basis of passion, and discovered that if I made a career out of it I would quickly grow to hate it.

It would be nice if we had some sort of snappy aphorism. "Make your major your money and your minor your passion" or something.

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Re:Was your degree really worth it? by harold_b on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:27AM (#35551342)
What aspects of your CS degree made you think you'd hate a career in it?
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Re:Was your degree really worth it? by yathaid on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:37AM (#35551417)
CS in the classroom is not remotely similar to CS in the field. From my own experience, I definitely lacked the maturity and vision to look that far ahead. Interested to know how you made this determination and which parts you would actually grow to hate.
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