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!
If it’s the one that makes the most sense to you then do it.
Even if the job market is at a low, I doubt other industries fare much better. If you’ll be a good dev you’ll likely be in good demand. (Even then job hunting may be a hassle, but I doubt that’s different elsewhere.)
Go for it! It’s not like you’re stuck on that road forever anyway.