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Graduating highschool and wanting to work as a programmer, advice? (sh.itjust.works)
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I'm a junior in highschool and will be graduating next year, and the degree that makes the most sense to me is computer science. I've always loved using and tinkering with technology, and learning about it when I can.

I've taken the CS50p course as an introduction to coding, and have really enjoyed the problem solving nature of programming. I just don't know what the industry is like, and people keep saying the job market for CS majors is terrible. so I'm not 100% sure that a computer science degree would be right for me. any advice?

update: I've gotten a lot of good advice from comments and have decided to start a personal project of some sort, to test the waters and see if this is something I can do and enjoy as a hobby outside the CS50p course. thanks to everyone who responded!

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[–] dirtycrow@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago

It's extremely flooded at the moment. Going to any state college you will see how many other kids decided this was the path for them. If you like it, it makes sense. It's extremely hard to get that kind of job (a programmer) unless you really study and work outside of school and actively apply to internships. A computer science degree is not necessarily limited to programming, however, and do not feel ashamed if once you come to college you feel like this is not for you, because there are always opportunities outside of software engineering such as network engineering or system administration.