Most of the things you deeply care about as a student turn out to be mostly pointless, and have zero impact on your career. Don't forget to develop other inter

Most of the things you deeply care about as a student turn out to be mostly pointless, and have zero impact on your career. Don't forget to develop other interests outside of computer science. You are more than your major. When you do computer science 40 hours a week, you will need other outlets. Technology is the means to an end. Sometimes digital duct tape provides more value than a digital masterpiece. A few 15 minute conversations have more impact on your income than mastering a programming language. Learn to negotiate. Kalzumeus.com has two excellent articles about that.