Monday, March 4, 2013
Common Misconceptions about computer science
The common misconception in computer science is that computer scientists make tons of money for a short period of time, and a computer science degree is only good for at least five years . In computer science and like in any other engineering fields, how much you make is based on how many years of experiences you have and how much technology you know.Ideally, you are worth your salary. Computer science is a fast growing fields with many opportunities and a rapid change of technology . Most computer scientists are trained on the latest technology, and schools provides all the tools for a computer scientist to adapt to any new technology that will be out there.In another word, if you are patient, nerdy, problem solving, analytic,detail oriented, computer science is the right major for you. The issue is that many people goes into this field without evaluating themselves to see if their personality fit to this field; they all think about the money they can make. Computer science is a very competitive field, so those who are majoring in computer science have to be willing to constantly learn about new technologies. If you do not fit into this field, your will not be able to hold your job for long. Before majoring into computer science, you have to make sure that this is the right field for you.
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It was a little difficult reading this due to the color contrast, but the content was pretty interesting. I'm surprised how many different misconceptions there are on computer science majors
ReplyDeleteI think you could extend your career indefinitely if you take the approach to never stop learning. With an area where the technology is fluid like in computer science, it would be a logical take it upon yourself to keep up to date with the latest technologies instead of just using only your knowledge obtain in college. Then you would have experience over new graduates which would hopefully land longer employment.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of the 'risk' in the CS field depends on the company you end up working for. There can be a lot of stability if you get in with a large corporation, say, Microsoft. Many also go the route of making a startup, or joining one. They could have a low salary, with the chance to make millions if the startup is extremely successful. Either way, I don't think a CS grad who has shown their skill will have any difficulty finding an extremely well paying job.
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