Computer Science for an "Old Fart" Possible?

PengsPhils
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:10:59 +0000

I can’t properly address all of this, but I will do my best. I am an incoming college freshman in CS who has already interned at a software company.

A) From what I am hearing, the market is only growing. I am wary of the projections, but I feel confident in saying that the time where CS is oversaturated is a bit of a ways away. Our reliance on technology is only growing, and will continue to require more CS grads. The question becomes “When does the rate of growth of CS grads overtake the rate of jobs available?”, and once it occurs, “What will the gap be and how quickly will it close?”. A source: http://csedweek.org/promote

B) Mostly coding and systems management from what I understand. Software designers/engineers, your head of IT at any company with an IT department (can be an IS degree there as well I believe). Personally, I will be trying to go in the software engineering / design route.

C) Not informed enough to know, especially in your case. It is certainly a very youthful field, but ability in it I would assume could trump that.

D) You will need to be strong in Math/Logic in my opinion, to be a good coder at least. I come from a Math/Philosophy background, both of which utilize logical progressions. The work is mentally challenging daily in that you will never have the exact same problem twice. You will always be on your toes. To me, that’s a big plus. It keeps your job interesting and engaging. If you are looking for a monotonous job, this probably isn’t your field.

Any follow up questions, feel free to ask. And take it with a grain of salt as I do not have nearly as much experience in the field as others on here, but I have extensively researched myself, and do have some experience.