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Jul 17 2012 02:48pm

Quote (irimi @ Jul 17 2012 12:33pm)

I don't have any experience in the networking/security field so I wouldn't be able to tell you what's easier.

What I can tell you is that they're different career tracks with fairly little overlap in between. I will say one thing though: the skillset of a computer scientist is fairly broad - especially since CS/engineering is more about how to think rather than what you know. So in that light, a CS/engineering degree will leave you with more options in the future when it comes to career choice.

Given the specialized nature of networking/security, you may pick up some transferable skills through experience on the job, but it's fairly likely that the knowledge you have in that field won't be useful elsewhere.

Well I didn't mean overlapping like that really. I meant more that I have just heard that certs and just sheer experience are sought after more in networking not that experience isn't highly sought after in software engineering or everything else for that matter. But I think I will probably go into networking and just program as a personal skill at least for the time being.

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Jul 17 2012 05:23pm

In all honesty if you have i minor in CS and you have done alot of it on your own and can show a pro folio of work you have done and show them you can use it, you have a better chance, my buddy is going for electronic engineering at Purdue and he has been writing scripts and everything from Linux and so fourth and beat guys for a job at Purdue calumet that had 20 years under there belt. Its all about what you know and what you can show them to be honest

They already offered him a job with a year and half degree that's suppose to take 4 years making 60gs a year at 20 years old

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Jul 18 2012 02:22am

Quote (joeshabadoo @ Jul 18 2012 12:36am)

This is not entirely true. It depends on the certification in question. If you want to do programming, don't bother with them. I know many employed software developers (programmers) with no certs that are doing well for themselves. I do know that if you want to make headway into networking (routing/switching), certs are practically a must.

Yes for networking I must agree.

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