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Ask HN: Devs, what career would you have chosen before the computers existed?
- greenyoda 12y agoElectrical engineering.
- efferifick 12y agoElectrical engineering.
- MalcolmDiggs 12y agoCrocodile Hunter
- logn 12y agoAuto mechanic
- declandewet 12y agoHobbyist mechanical engineering with a career in law enforcement.
- PebblesHD 12y agoSome kind of designer
- rtcoms 12y agoCivil Engineering
- neo_optimus 12y agoDesigner
- kapilkaisare 12y agoTeacher by day, inventor/scientist by night
- zura 12y agoComputer Science
- sarciszewski 12y agoSomehow this misses the point
- zura 12y agoI wanted to underline that Computer Science is not about computers... I think even if computers didn't exist this branch of mathematics still would evolve. But to follow the original intent of the poster - other professions I'd be interested: Pure mathematics, Music, Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering.
- sarciszewski 12y agoIn the times before computers existed, I probably wouldn't have a choice (poor family + I'm not that intelligent = menial labor).
- allendoerfer 12y agoAn architect or someone who works with wood. Wood seems to be the next most accessible resource after your own thoughts to hack around with and built something meaningful.
- phektus 12y agoNBA star player.
- jlengrand 12y agoProbably archeologist actually.
- hkarthik 12y agoBlacksmith
- OGiR 12y agoChef
- sejje 12y agoMechanic, carpenter, some kind of craftsman. I like building things.