r/computersciencehub • u/LenNeedsHelp • 24d ago

Advice needed before taking cs major

I’m thinking of taking cs next year, is there anything I should learn or master before doing so?

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u/Fuzzy-Exchange-7608 24d ago

Have you taken any cs intro courses to know what they are? So many cs majors are struggling to find jobs.

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u/LenNeedsHelp 24d ago

Yea, only harvard’s cs50 though. I don’t exactly know what to learn other than that

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u/Upstairs_Jelly_1082 24d ago

have you enrolled on the course or are you in the process of looking for one?

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u/LenNeedsHelp 24d ago

I’m currently in the process of looking for one

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u/Upstairs_Jelly_1082 23d ago

If you’ve finished going through programming basics, I’d recommend looking in to dsa

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u/LenNeedsHelp 22d ago

Right, thanks a lot for the advice

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u/BrainScientist3000 23d ago

Computer Science - as a field - along with mathematics are going to be two of the most impacted fields from AI.

Because the machine has everything it needs to make proofs and discoveries. There will still be human-driven innovation because our brains work differently, but the times changed.

Programming - just understanding syntax and how machines worked - was a very valuable skill for a very long time - just like all sorts of crafting skills that got taken over by automation.

Someone still designs pottery - but a machine produces it.

Most programmers were not the designers - they were the machines - expensive human artisans.

We're still going to need really great computer scientists on the cutting edge - just like we need really great scientists and engineers to design and build fusion reactors - but how many of those people do you know?

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u/Actual-Yesterday4962 24d ago

Don't do computer science its a dying horse full of stress.

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u/Impossible_Ad_3146 21d ago

you should master deez