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Old 28-03-2020, 02:34 PM
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I graduated with nus computer science degree years ago, best choice in my life
Go for it if you have the passion, not just about the salary. won't have trouble finding jobs at all even with the ongoing crisis

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It is the best option nowadays and there are no other degrees that are better than a computer science degree and it will stay the same for like 3 years or more. The thing is that once you have completed the computer science course you are ready to apply to any country in the world for an internship. I worked at a lot of companies when I was achieving the experience and now I work at s://.generationix.com/los-angeles-managed-it-services/ and I am very happy with that. The thing is that when you start you get a low salary and every half of the year you get a good raise in your salary and that is awesome. You can easily earn more than 3000 Usd per month working as a developer.

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Sorry for two comments, I forgot to log in to my account.

It is the best option nowadays and there are no other degrees that are better than a computer science degree and it will stay the same for like 3 years or more. The thing is that once you have completed the computer science course you are ready to apply to any country in the world for an internship. I worked at a lot of companies when I was achieving the experience and now I work at https://www.generationix.com/los-angeles-managed-it-services/ and I am very happy with that. The thing is that when you start you get a low salary and every half of the year you get a good raise in your salary and that is awesome. You can easily earn more than 3000 Usd per month working as a developer.

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Make sure you have at least some decent level of interest in CS first. Too many people flooding CS for the $$$. You need to be able to stand out among the fluff.
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I have been a software engineer for 12 years and I can tell you that there is clear ageism in the industry. Why 10 years is the peak is because technology changes about once every 5-6 years. So any experience beyond that is not worth paying the extra.

This is unlike say a doctor, whose value increases through the years. You can go online to look at salary surveys done by companies. Look at how age correlates with salary and you can see it affects a lot for software engineers.

Yes there are people earning 300k in silicon valley, but I'm just referring to SG scene. People are less ageist over there.


Last thing to think about, would you pay top dollar for a 40 plus year old software engineer? How about paying top dollar for a 40 year old doctor?

You know the answer.

Software engineering has always been seen as a young man thing. Even Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview "Young people are smarter". This gives an idea of the thinking of executives in the industry.

Plan for the long term.
If by 40 plus years u still stuck as a software engineer, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.

If you don't know how to make use of ur experience to command higher pay, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.

If you refuse to upgrade yourself, stay ahead of the trend every 5-6 years, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.

If you don't know how to fact check that statement by zuckerberg and pidgeonhole yourself into that train of thought, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.
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Take computer engineering if u are that worried.

Systems programming (think IOT controllers,your monitor firmware) is always needed and the people who learn comp science arent equipped to deal with that.

The people who knows about these are all from a dinosaur generation and going to retire soon....
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If by 40 plus years u still stuck as a software engineer, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.

If you don't know how to make use of ur experience to command higher pay, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.

If you refuse to upgrade yourself, stay ahead of the trend every 5-6 years, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.

If you don't know how to fact check that statement by zuckerberg and pidgeonhole yourself into that train of thought, then don't blame the industry... blame yourself.
This. 40 plus local techies are from just after the dot com burst where CS is a dumping ground
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I see a lot of people on reddit and this forum saying they regret not studying CS. As a CS grad these are some things I wish I knew.
- Not sure if these people know that getting into top companies requires serious Leetcode grinding. We are talking like 3 - 6 months outside of school/work studying something that has no relation to your job, and this doesn't even guarantee passing the interview.
- In SG, the offices of big tech companies (Google, FB ...) are mainly ops and sales departments. There is little SWE headcount, so getting in is quite tough.
- As many people have already mentioned, SWE must be prepared to learn things on their own accord. You commonly hear of people learning things that interest them after work and maybe working on pet projects. So if you are someone that just likes to cruise through, it can be done but you may be falling behind your peers.
I would say CS is worth it if you like coding and enjoy building things/solving problems. If you like finding out things on your own, learning more on your own accord, then CS is for you.
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computer science degree is very high demand degree now and in coming years .
for [url=s://allsafeit.com/it-consulting-in-los-angeles]it support[/ Jobs and other jobs this degree is very important.
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computer science degree is very high demand degree now and in coming years .
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