This is a good point, programming was known to pay well, but you're right it was seen as for nerds only in the 90s. My parents were even a little worried about

This is a good point, programming was known to pay well, but you're right it was seen as for nerds only in the 90s. My parents were even a little worried about me taking compsci because they thought I wasn't nerdy enough to compete! Glad I didn't listen.