Hey /adv/ I need some help with someone with experience. I want to become a software engineer, but I want to major in mathematics. Is there a way that I can stand out and compete in the work field? Or should I just major in CS like everyone else.
>>17146067
Why not double mayor in them?
>>17146100
I was considering that, but I really want to know the chance to get into the tech field with just a mathematics degree.
>>17146132
High, at least the serious companies would rather have you have a maths degree than a CS degree. You can learn programming in a couple of months. But you can't learn to be smart, Analytic and mathematical in a month. In my country, as long as you're in a registered study and follow your own curriculum you can go to random subjects and complete them. Did this with a chemistry subject I found interesting (I'm doing astronomy). Do that with CS classes you deem important.
>>17146167
Thanks, this is really helpful
>>17146186
No problem, almost everyone with a masters in math gets a job before they graduate, just make sure to keep learning programming, shouldn't be too hard for a maths major, also during maths you'll probably also learn languages like Haskell, maths and CS are pretty related
>>17146261
So would getting an internship in CS/E be relatively easy?
>>17146453
As in an internship for a CS related job?
>>17146559
Yeah.
>>17146597
Tbh mate I wouldn't have the slightest clue about internships, internships suck anyway, just search for a job, the need for Smart technical people is high. But it would guess, having a maths masters and programming experience will probably get you an internship just about anywhere
