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I know you're not looking for advice here, but just so it's out there: consider a degree that's not C.S. You'll always be a hacker and you'll enjoy it a lot more (and be better at it, in some ways) if you craft a formal education around whatever classes seem most interesting. My favorite coders all have music or linguistics backgrounds.

Just my $0.02. Congrats on graduating and good luck!



I really suck at music, languages I am okay at, but programming is my passion, it is what I went to school for, and honestly I would suggest it to anyone that is interested in it. Sure I didn't get much out of school because I was so far ahead of everyone else, but I had teachers that challenged me and helped me figure out what I wanted to do and that is what I am doing.

Don't blindly follow this guys advice, definitely mull it over, but for me personally it would not have been a good decision.


I know it isn't exactly what you are suggesting, but I intend to double major in Math and CS and possibly get a minor in Italian.




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