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Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
A philosophy degree might actually stand out more in today’s job market than a CS one.
I was a dual major Electrical Engineering/Philosophy. The rigorous logic in some branches of philosophy was very helpful for programming principles. And the the philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of mind has overlaps with and supplements modern AI theory pretty well.
I’m out of the tech world now but if I were hiring entry level software developers, I’d consider a philosophy degree to be a plus, at least for people who have the threshold competency in actual programming.
Yeah, the CS head at the small college I went to was also the Philosophy head (he got his doctorate in philosophy). The same formal logic class was a requirement for the CS, philosophy, and law degrees.
Most of my programming career was spent working for small consulting firms that created custom software for (relatively) small clients. The most important skill by far was the ability to talk to customers (and listen to them as well) in order to understand what they needed the custom software to actually do. Not only is this skill not taught in the Computer Science curriculum, it’s not even conceived of as a thing. My bosses were constantly hiring freshly-minted CS grads and could not understand why I rejected having them placed on my team. I instead always looked for people that had experience not just with programming but with things outside of the programming world entirely.
That being said, I sure would not have wanted a freshly-minted philosophy grad either, for the same reason.
That’s something I hope to bring to the table as a digital artist someday.
I already know there’s plenty of hyper-introverted socially awkward artists who could absolutely flatten what I can do, but I feel very comfortable empathizing, working in teams, and figuring people out. I hope that’s seen as an asset some time.
But for now, I aim to just do it for myself, and talk too much. :)
La might is doing some heavy load.
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
I wasn’t sure if you meant Computer Science or Cyber Security. Then I remembered it doesn’t matter.
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 18 hours ago
CS is Computer Science, Cyber Security is abbreviated as CyberSecs, Google it
funkajunk@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
asl?
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
Taldan@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I have a masters in cybersecurity, and I see some people abbreviating is as CS sometimes, and it always bothers me. CS = Computer Science
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
I too have seen it on occasion. But in the current market you’re best putting “Masters in C.S. from Standford” and hoping they interpret that to mean Cock Sucking. A significantly more stable and currently higher paying field.
Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 hours ago
It’s not quite the same thing, but reminds me of Sillicon Valley when
Spoiler
The blood boy has a degree in calisthenics studies and abbreviates it as CS
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
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danc4498@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
My kids will get a degree in prompt engineering.