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What are the benefits of being a computer science engineer apart from the obvious reason being income?
I am looking into majoring in computer science when I go to college and hope for a job that I personally can find fun and have a stable amount of income. #computer-science #computer-programming
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Leo’s Answer
Another benefit is that learning how to code will force you to become a Practical Epistemologist: you'll learn how to think about how to think.
When you code, you have to specify *everything* in an orderly manner. Everything has to follow a proper order, and you have to really specify what you want, without ambiguity. This skill can be mapped to other areas of your life that also benefit from Thinking Properly. Things like: "What do I need to do to buy a house? Does this mortgage make sense? Is this thing a scam or not? How much will this investment really yield?" etc. In short, any area or question that can benefit from being analyzed properly. However, you'll have to make a conscious effort to map this skill from coding into other areas of your life.
Disclaimer: this skill won't make you very popular in parties (I think it's generally considered rude to Know Things and Talk About Things), but it can help you make the right Life Decisions!
You've already mentioned other benefits: a (mostly) stable source of income, you might be able to keep working during a Major Pandemic, it can be fun sometimes if you land on the right job (but frustrating as well), you might be able to Work from Home, you'll probably get a reasonable opportunity to balance your life and your work, (mostly) flexible working hours, job mobility (if you're good), and probably others I'm forgetting.
When you code, you have to specify *everything* in an orderly manner. Everything has to follow a proper order, and you have to really specify what you want, without ambiguity. This skill can be mapped to other areas of your life that also benefit from Thinking Properly. Things like: "What do I need to do to buy a house? Does this mortgage make sense? Is this thing a scam or not? How much will this investment really yield?" etc. In short, any area or question that can benefit from being analyzed properly. However, you'll have to make a conscious effort to map this skill from coding into other areas of your life.
Disclaimer: this skill won't make you very popular in parties (I think it's generally considered rude to Know Things and Talk About Things), but it can help you make the right Life Decisions!
You've already mentioned other benefits: a (mostly) stable source of income, you might be able to keep working during a Major Pandemic, it can be fun sometimes if you land on the right job (but frustrating as well), you might be able to Work from Home, you'll probably get a reasonable opportunity to balance your life and your work, (mostly) flexible working hours, job mobility (if you're good), and probably others I'm forgetting.
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Jeff’s Answer
Hi Calvin,
Good question! For me, the fun was always the challenge! Trying to figure out a good (hopefully great!) solution to a problem or digging into a problem in a huge chunk of code. There are always challenges in hi-tech and if you enjoy that environment, you can thrive.
There is a huge demand for computer scientists and I don't see that ending any time soon. As the world becomes more dependent on technology, the demand increases so I think job security is built in to the degree.
Good luck and have fun!
Jeff
Good question! For me, the fun was always the challenge! Trying to figure out a good (hopefully great!) solution to a problem or digging into a problem in a huge chunk of code. There are always challenges in hi-tech and if you enjoy that environment, you can thrive.
There is a huge demand for computer scientists and I don't see that ending any time soon. As the world becomes more dependent on technology, the demand increases so I think job security is built in to the degree.
Good luck and have fun!
Jeff
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Satheesh K’s Answer
You can work from Home remotely.
You don’t need to physically lift or shift something.
You don’t have to stand the whole day to work.
Supervisors will treat you very nice.
You don’t need to physically lift or shift something.
You don’t have to stand the whole day to work.
Supervisors will treat you very nice.
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Satya’s Answer
Stable Income, Fun, & Benefits all depend on YOU! Stable Job does not come with the field of study anymore. A stable income depends on your contributions to the company hiring you. Similarly, Fun also depends on your interest in the field. For Example, I feel excited when I am able to solve a problem or work long hours to complete a complex piece of task. I even started to enjoy exploring new technologies or products which solve many industry problems.
Since you are a student, I will give one advice. If you think you have passion in Computer Science, then go ahead and read a lot. Learn about new trends in the current market, explore the new tools/technologies.
Having said that, if things go well and you have a great idea you might end up with a start up company of your own like Google or Amazon. But I really do not think even Jeff would have known Amazon would be this Big and that he would be even having a rocket company.
Since you are a student, I will give one advice. If you think you have passion in Computer Science, then go ahead and read a lot. Learn about new trends in the current market, explore the new tools/technologies.
Having said that, if things go well and you have a great idea you might end up with a start up company of your own like Google or Amazon. But I really do not think even Jeff would have known Amazon would be this Big and that he would be even having a rocket company.