Ask HN: What other major could pair well with CS?

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by gschiller • 13 years ago

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I'm considering Econ + CS

kldavenport• 13 years ago

CogSci depending on the school.

foobarbazqux• 13 years ago

Math (CS theory), Electrical Engineering (CS practice), Philosophy (logic), Physics (quantum), Biochemistry (bioinformatics), Psychology (AI).

If you're really interested in economics as applied to CS, you might be better off with math or quantitative finance depending on your interests.

ethanbond• 13 years ago

I'm doing product design and CS. I get to be creative and come up with cool stuff and have the technical chops to implement them. Even if I never have to write a line of code, just knowing how to implement a feature I'm designing helps a lot - it keeps things reasonable and enhances communication between the conventionally-at-odds dev and design sides of a product.

vittore• 13 years ago

Just any.

solost• 13 years ago

I would recommend philosophy. The college of "logic" is in the philosophy department and every great CS professor I ever had studied philosophy. Beyond that it is a great way to sharpen your critical thinking and problem solving skills.

reeses• 13 years ago

Econ is great, but you may want to take a minor in the humanities. I'd recommend music, but art, literature, etc. are all good.

Think of your ideal "interesting person" and supplement your CS with something else you'll enjoy. If nothing else, you'll be a better writer and conversationalist.

seanccox• 13 years ago

CS will give you a skill set that is valuable upon graduation (and beyond), and having academic exposure to subjects that interest you will be a rewarding and enriching complement.

Instead of double-majoring, why not take courses that challenge you in a variety of areas?

keiferski2• 13 years ago

Try something entirely different. Studio arts, music, English writing, philosophy.

xSwag• 13 years ago

Philosophy? Entirely different!?

Philosophy blends in well with CS [1][2][3]

[1] http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses...

[2] http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/csph.html

[3] http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/undergraduate/ug-courses/bsc-cs-phi...

keiferski2• 13 years ago

I have a degree in philosophy. Analytic philosophy is similar to CS, sure, but continental thought is entirely different.

thesmileyone• 13 years ago

Mathematics.

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