Or, to put it more simply- I could live with my friends and family introducing me as just a CS major, but I'd blow a gasket if they ever introduced me as an IS major.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
I'm a coder, damn it.
A conversation at work today got me thinking about my dual major in computer science and information science. I originally picked IS to supplement my CS focus, not to replace it. At heart I am definitely a computer science major, and hopefully no employer will ever think less of my development skills because they see that "Information Science" tacked on to the end of my major. My IS knowledge is mostly aimed at improving and adding to my CS skills.
Or, to put it more simply- I could live with my friends and family introducing me as just a CS major, but I'd blow a gasket if they ever introduced me as an IS major.
Or, to put it more simply- I could live with my friends and family introducing me as just a CS major, but I'd blow a gasket if they ever introduced me as an IS major.
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I think the dual major is a good idea. A CS degree suits you for a life in academia, but not so much as professional programmer. A good chunk of the people in my classes knew all about theory, but couldn't build a simple database-backed webapp to save their lives.
ReplyDeleteI'm aiming for a CS degree myself, although I really have no idea what I intend to do after that. Your dual major dealio is rather interesting, though.
ReplyDeleteWe identify with what we choose to. I toyed with the idea of being a "philosophical inquiry" major, but I chose vanilla "Philosophy Major" because I enjoy yelling at people who tell me I have no financial future. At least you've chosen something with confidence.
ReplyDeleteIt's ok, we always need more philosophy majors :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I really, really, really hate that I don't get emails when comments are posted...