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Hardware or Software Major?

Posted by Cliff on from the which-direction-to-take dept.

fa1uzure asks: "Recently, there have been many articles on Slashdot about the lack of people enrolling in IT courses in post-secondary, as well as the need for more people in these areas. Being a Computer Science student, this is great news for me, meaning I may be in demand in the future. But CS at WLU is essentially a software-only course, as it is in many other universities around the world. In most of these articles, it generally says that the IT industry is loosing the new graduates, but it does not specify which area of IT is most at risk. As I move into my second year, I would like to know, are hardware people going to be far more in demand than the software people, or would software still be a better choice than a hardware-centred degree? I could easily transfer to a hardware oriented program but would like to know in which direction the future is moving before I make any choices."

7 of 574 comments (clear)

  1. loose? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    loose?

  2. frist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t!

  3. loosing! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Loosing new graduates? Me fail English!

  4. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DipSeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

  5. Re:The obvious.... by Zeebs · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You are not addressing his question

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  6. Re:Agreed. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is not your first account here. You are not subtle enough. The blatantly female username, repeated again in your sig, then again pointing out that you are a female in your bio. I have run your type out of here more than once and I will do it again. You are too damn easy to spot.

  7. SHE'S A GIRL! LET'S GET HER! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    good lord. the misogyny around here is unbelievable. do you really hate your mother that much?