Is Computer Science Still Worth It?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday November 8, 2006 @08:49AM from the was-it-ever dept.

prostoalex writes "Is it a good idea to go into Computer Science? Yes, there are certainly pending labor shortages as Indian companies outsource to the United States, but speakers of Stanford Computer Forum generally agree that it's a good career choice. From the article: 'To ensure job security, students must learn business, communication and interpersonal skills, Vardi recommended. The personal touch will become as important as technological expertise, he said. "There are jobs galore," agreed Suzanne Bigas, assistant director of the Stanford Computer Forum.'"

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Re:CS Degree = no sunlight by Despero · 2006-11-08 09:02 · Score: 0, Offtopic

MySpace, as popular as it is, is still just a fad, maybe lasting longer than others. But MySpace and the whole slew of crap websites of its kind will come and stay for a while but still eventually go. Even if I am completely wrong, however, I still don't believe that MySpace would have any real effect on programming jobs.