I just commented this on another thread, but it's also relevant here: As someone who entered the field with a non-CS degree, I can tell you about my own experi

I just commented this on another thread, but it's also relevant here: As someone who entered the field with a non-CS degree, I can tell you about my own experience. I graduated with a degree in physics without any programming experience and now work at one of the big tech companies. If I had to do it again with programming in mind, I would absolutely take computer science in school and do as many internships as I could to gain work experience. With a STEM non-CS degree it was an uphill battle for years, and it would have been even more so without a degree at all. There's a huge amount of luck involved, and I spent a lot of time working outside of my day job to build skills and a portfolio to get my first real programming job at a startup. I also never want any additional reason for a potential employer to pass on my resume, and not having a CS degree is potentially one of them. I have been able to offset this with the classes I've since taken and fortunately the name recognition of my current company, but it would have been nice to have had it from the start.