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Hello /prog/,

 I am currently going to college for computer science, probably like many of you here. However, this computer science curriculum does not seem like it is going to make me an EXPERT PROGRAMMER; my sophomore year of classes is dedicated to learning sepples and java, and after that there are classes on software engineering BEST PRACTICES. Furthermore, upon introspection I have realized that while I like programming creatively in my spare time, I do not think I would enjoy spending the rest of my life in an office chair writing internal business software or KILLER APPS for nine hours a day. The dilemma here is that I managed to get a mostly free ride through scholarships, and the classes are easily passable, so if I quit it'd be throwing away a ton of work I had to do to get here.

So /prog/, should I just deal with the fact that I might not like my future career, or are there better things out there?

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Are you good at it? That's the main question. Programmers are a dime a dozen; you have to be *really good* to make it anywhere. Something like 90% of software development is internal business software, but you can escape this if you're talented. Read this:

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Programming-Sucks!-Or-At-Least,-It-Ought-To-.aspx

Pretty much everything in Alex's soapbox is gold.

If you aren't good, well then maybe it's not for you. You should consider finishing your degree anyway though (see if you can switch into a 3-year program). If you're interested in just programming creatively, maybe research is better; get a doctorate (you'll get to study what you're interested in) and teach. Or get into video game development; some of that can be fun depending on where you go (you won't make any money though).