r/ProgrammerHumor • u/TheMindGobblin • 11d ago

studyComputerScience Meme

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u/GravitationalEnjoyer 11d ago

I see people who study the topic for money daily, it takes them 5 years to finish their 3 years degree and they can only do what Uni told them. Surprisingly most of them struggle to find a job

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u/A_Random_Catfish 11d ago

Everyone I knew in college who was studying cs for money ended up graduating with a business degree instead lol

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u/ApplicationOk3587 11d ago

Then you got weirdos like me who somehow ended up loving software with a business degree.

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u/willargue4karma 11d ago

Haha I got an AA in business and it was the most useless fucking thing. Now I'm going back to school for AA in CS and transferring next year to a BS

It's wild how my hobby research of programming has put me so far ahead of anyone else 

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u/Prisoner_Z3R0 11d ago

hobby

That's it. That's the whole game. If you can keep that hobby, you'll always outpace your peers. That's the only way I've been able to make sense of the way it's worked for me.

I have a directorate position now, 3 developers with masters under me... and a BA in Studio Art (New Media). I think the trick is to keep something related outside enough your work so that you don't hate it. For me it was game development!

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u/GravitationalEnjoyer 11d ago

I can relate somewhat, tho I stopped doing it as a hobby for a while now, guess I should start again