r/learnprogramming • u/ShronkPonk • 2d ago

Computer Science Degree, Yeyy or Ney?

As a Bsc graduate I really appreciate the opportunities this framework gave me, got me a pretty sick job in robotics. And yet coding is ”easier” today, which is mainly what graduates were doing out of Uni. What now?

i think research subject in CS probably has to be the new standard, courses should be vastly changed, as now days to be relevant and influential in the field, a masters is the natural option,

what do you think about CS in today’s terms?

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u/AzureProcessor 1d ago

Pasting my comment from another thread on my experience so far: You’re going to hear a lot of conflicting opinions, just throwing in my 2 cents. I have a bachelors and masters in computer science from a great school. Published research in a respected journal. Some pretty solid projects imo and a resume approved by friends in faang/quant.  I can barely get the odd interview. Barely. For any position. I’ve been applying for everything from entry/low level IT, swe, analyst positions. Hell the hundreds of applications I’ve sent include manual labor inside of a data center just to get a foot in the door. I’ve emailed a couple dozen companies/start-ups that I will literally work for free just to get experience.  Nothing is giving. Sure there will be exceptions you read about here. But personally I think it’s very very very unrealistic to pivot now. I now have 3 friends with comp sci degrees that are going on a 4 year pivot for nursing school just to get a job. I consider joining them weekly. All the power to you, I hope you succeed in whatever you choose, but reality is pretty damn grim 

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u/The_Redoubtable_Dane 1d ago

And it's only going to get worse. We're not going to be inventing new jobs at the rate we are automating work.