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Yes, I think it is worth it to know about the fundamentals. It is a very vertical field of study and you might want to combine it with another engineering disci

Yes, I think it is worth it to know about the fundamentals. It is a very vertical field of study and you might want to combine it with another engineering discipline. I did so with electrical engineering (I am a horrible electrical engineer, but it still benefited me to know the problem space). Some universities have something like a studium generale, which I don't think hurts to evade the narrow perspective of computer science. Otherwise it doesn't hurt to look into other fields. On the other hand you can also study another engineering discipline and be a good programmer, but I believe that most content in computer science is worth it. At least at my university that was the case.

9c666b4c 5y ago
Yes! I have actually thought about doing a different type of engineering degree. But given my goal is to become a software engineer in the crypto space (specifically to become a smart contract developer), I'm not sure how studying mechanical engineering would help for example. That's why I have mostly been focusing on a software engineering / computer science degree.
- newaccount74 5y ago
  If you are interested in crypto, you should consider to study mathematics instead of CS or software engineering. I don't know if "smart contract developer" is going to be a thing in the future, but I can guarantee that you'll never have difficulty finding a job if you study maths (or any engineering subject) and are good at programming.