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I was a physics major in college and got into programming a couple years ago. In my experience, of the hard sciences, CS is by far the most amenable to self-st
by happy4crazy 15y ago
I was a physics major in college and got into programming a couple years ago.
In my experience, of the hard sciences, CS is by far the most amenable to self-study. CS isn't easier, whatever that might mean, but CS is amazingly inviting: if you've got a computer and a textbook budget, you can learn some really neat stuff. So don't despair; get studying!
- xyzzyz 15y agoFor math, you don't even need to own a computer.
- gnosis 15y agoThe dean summons the CS department chair to his office. "You people are bankrupting us!" he fumes. "Why do you need all this expensive equipment? All the mathematicians ever ask for is pencils, paper, and erasers. And the philosophers are better still: they don’t even ask for erasers!"