Computer Science Was A Dead End For Me

Ok, while she may have point about incomprehensible math instructors, the rest of this was filled with blatant ignorance.

But that may not be her fault. If she doesn't see programming as a career, then it's possible that the field is incorrectly portrayed in higher ed. If I were to describe what a programming career looks like, it would go something like this:

You solve interesting, hard problems every day, and not just "math" problems. You solve communication issues, design issues, and you learn a hell of a lot about the way other businesses operate.

You get a flexible work schedule, not a 9-5 hell (unless you choose corporate life). For women, this can be especially helpful. As a woman who kept working through the whole family starting phase, I can tell you that almost no other career will allow you such freedom in working hours. Get in at 8, go home at 3 to pick up the kid, code from home 8pm-12am after the child goes to bed. Hours in the office matter less than the quality and size of your contribution. I can't imagine being a single mom with rigid work hours; I'm being judged on what I produce, rather than how warm my office chair is.

You have so many avenues in programming to start your own business, be it a consulting shop, or a start-up business. Build a webbapp, a desktop app, or help others do that.

Here's my favorite: your programming skills apply to EVERY industry, interest, or hobby. No matter what you love the most, there is a way to use programming to further that thing, streamline that thing, advance that thing. Try to find an exception.

So how interesting is a programming job? How convenient? How suited to women? I say: A Whole Fucking Lot.

This article read like a rejected submission to The Onion.

"2-3 Math courses all four years of college"?

Is it just me or does that seem like kind of a outlandish statement? I guess her school could just be really different than mine.

Actually the whole article is kind of ridiculous. But then again I'm kind of biased.

Good for her, for finding a major that fit's interests more.

Do you have to love math to be successful in IT? No lol - what a fallacy. It's totally acceptable to be a great developer without knowing how to hand code a bubble sort or how to calculate the tangent of a klabobble. If you want to work at Google then yes, it's probably a good idea to have a CS degree though. I think this person just isn't really sure what she wants though. "In the end, CS just seemed like a dead end job. I want a career." Huh?

I would assume that more than 80% of IT workers worldwide do not know higher mathematics. I've been an IT trainer for nearly a decade and trained thousands of people as well as worked with many as a consultant and I base my guess on my own exp.

sounds like this person had some strange expectations for the field of computer science.

Hilarious.

From the article: I excel in reading and writing (like you can’t tell)....It’s their way or the high way.

I stopped reading when she wrote about her math woes.

idiotism