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Ask HN: What other major could pair well with CS?
I'm considering Econ + CS
- kldavenport 13y agoCogSci depending on the school.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoMath (CS theory), Electrical Engineering (CS practice), Philosophy (logic), Physics (quantum), Biochemistry (bioinformatics), Psychology (AI). If you're really interested in economics as applied to CS, you might be better off with math or quantitative finance depending on your interests.
- ethanbond 13y agoI'm doing product design and CS. I get to be creative and come up with cool stuff and have the technical chops to implement them. Even if I never have to write a line of code, just knowing how to implement a feature I'm designing helps a lot - it keeps things reasonable and enhances communication between the conventionally-at-odds dev and design sides of a product.
- vittore 13y agoJust any.
- solost 13y agoI would recommend philosophy. The college of "logic" is in the philosophy department and every great CS professor I ever had studied philosophy. Beyond that it is a great way to sharpen your critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- reeses 13y agoEcon is great, but you may want to take a minor in the humanities. I'd recommend music, but art, literature, etc. are all good. Think of your ideal "interesting person" and supplement your CS with something else you'll enjoy. If nothing else, you'll be a better writer and conversationalist.
- seanccox 13y agoCS will give you a skill set that is valuable upon graduation (and beyond), and having academic exposure to subjects that interest you will be a rewarding and enriching complement. Instead of double-majoring, why not take courses that challenge you in a variety of areas?
- keiferski 13y agoTry something entirely different. Studio arts, music, English writing, philosophy.
- xSwag 13y agoPhilosophy? Entirely different!? Philosophy blends in well with CS [1][2][3] [1]: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/computer_science_and_philosophy/computer_science_and.html http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses... [2]: http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/csph.html http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/csph.html [3]: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/undergraduate/ug-courses/bsc-cs-phil/ http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/undergraduate/ug-courses/bsc-cs-phi...
- keiferski 13y agoI have a degree in philosophy. Analytic philosophy is similar to CS, sure, but continental thought is entirely different.
- thesmileyone 13y agoMathematics.