Alrighty.
This one goes out to my techie friends specifically, although anyone elses input, anecdotes, or experiences would be appreciated.
Im going back to school this year, and Im trying to decide between two radically divergent fields. The first, nursing, isnt anything Id expect the techs could throw much light on (No offense intended if Im wrong, but I figure its a safe assumption.)
The second option, however, Id appreciate your insight into.
Computer sciences.
If curious about how yall would suggest going about getting an education, and finding employment in this field. Im looking for course suggestions, programming languages to focus on, software to become familiar with, etc. Would a city college offer an acceptable level of education? Can I just pick up manuals and learn? How do you develop a tight resume? Is it still a valid choice as a career path? What are entry level jobs like? Even info as basic as Mac over PC would be great.
Im less interested in engineering as I would be in design, and Im wondering how flooded the market is right now, or is expected to be in the next few years.
Any help would be appreciated, as Im absolutely sick of being an underachiever.
Thanks.
This one goes out to my techie friends specifically, although anyone elses input, anecdotes, or experiences would be appreciated.
Im going back to school this year, and Im trying to decide between two radically divergent fields. The first, nursing, isnt anything Id expect the techs could throw much light on (No offense intended if Im wrong, but I figure its a safe assumption.)
The second option, however, Id appreciate your insight into.
Computer sciences.
If curious about how yall would suggest going about getting an education, and finding employment in this field. Im looking for course suggestions, programming languages to focus on, software to become familiar with, etc. Would a city college offer an acceptable level of education? Can I just pick up manuals and learn? How do you develop a tight resume? Is it still a valid choice as a career path? What are entry level jobs like? Even info as basic as Mac over PC would be great.
Im less interested in engineering as I would be in design, and Im wondering how flooded the market is right now, or is expected to be in the next few years.
Any help would be appreciated, as Im absolutely sick of being an underachiever.
Thanks.
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If you analyze the IT Industry, you'll find that PC's are in the majority, while Mac's are in the specialized minority. Very very few large industries use Mac's besides well, Apple, and the majority of the animation / film companies. Using a PC won't limit you from being able to utilize the benefits of a UNIX platform, or learning how write code using the POSIX libraries and it will keep you open to the massive PC based IT market. Basically if you limit yourself to a small specialized computer system, you limit your job selection or hamper your resume appeal unless you're working freelance or for SG. I'm not saying you can't get a job if you use a Mac, but what I'm telling you is that 90+ % of the IT industry is PC based which means that MORE THAN LIKELY, even if you learn how to code on a Mac, you're going to end up working a job where you use a PC and so therefore it would be more beneficial to stick with a more widely accepted and utilized platform.
Get a Mac for the style, Get a PC for the functionality.
Just my 2 cents. I won't hate you if you get a Mac.