Subj : Re: advice
To   : comp.programming
From : Randy
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 11:51 am

secret.type@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> i feel very awkward writing this mail, that's why i kept this post
> pending for a year...
> 
> i am an undergrad in my junior year & i _think_ i like programming
> 
> i like to write short/trivial scripts etc to do small jobs
> 
> but, when it comes to writing decent sized programs, i start postponing
> it & when i really get started on it, i get bogged down by some trivial
> thing/bug
> & that is the end of the project
> 
> I feel really bad about this, especially because I hope to build a
> career in the IT field
> 
> I keep asking myself whether I like programming or not
> & whether it was meant for me...
> 
> thank you

It sounds to me like you like "getting things done".  More precisely,
you enjoy the "done" part more than the "getting" part.  That's fine,
but don't major in computer science.  That's all about the mechanics of
"getting" something done, regardless of whether you ever get there.

If you're results oriented, major in IS or MIS or business and then plan
on getting something like an MBA.  That way you can focus on the bottom
line and the means of achieving it through organizing the efforts of
others, and NOT get mired in the details yourself.

That, and you'll make more money and be less likely to be outsourced.

    Randy

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Randy Crawford   http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rand   rand AT rice DOT edu

"Overstatement sucks." -- William of Ockham

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