Interest in CS as a Major Drops

Dasein writes "The Computer Research Association says that the popularity of CS as a major among freshman has dropped in the last four years. Why is obvious to anybody working in the field. They conclude by saying 'With a fall in degree production looming, it is difficult to see how CS can match expected future demand for IT workers without raising women's participation at the undergraduate level.'"

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CS vs CE/EE

[Dancin_Santa]

I always laugh at these picture makers who think they are solving the problems of computer science. A box here, an arrow there, voila they've discovered something that the Math majors have taken for granted since 1600.

Meanwhile, the actual implementation of real world problems are left to the CEs and EEs who are taking the jobs away from CS majors at an alarming rate. Well, alarming to the CS majors.

It's a little like the split between theoretical physicists and experimental physicists. One group sits in their ivory towers while the others are making a ton of money in the real world.

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[grumpygrodyguy]

I had two well-paying offers from two well-known companies. My friend had 3.

I'm going out on a limb here, but there are those of us who don't consider the following two cases equitable.

A) 1998, getting offers from companies building information infrastructures for internet based commerce.

B) 2005, getting offers from defense firms who want you to design a guidance system that can more efficiently execute 3rd-world civilians, and the only reason you're getting the offer is because non-US citizens can't get clearance.