Nowadays, I'm seeing people stress Computer Science degrees out of nowhere.
Do they take a minor in Computer Science to gain an edge in the interviews and selection, or is this some kind of trend requirement, where no one says you need it, but if you don't have it it's frowned upon?
Personally I'm about a month and a half from finishing Javascript, and then I'm on another 6 month trek for jQuery and PHP. Really not for work, just something to kill time productively, but hey I guess it's proper to mention it then if that's what we're all doing.
Opinions of Computer Science minors? Explanations?
Beaten to death recently on the forums - please search around.
Choosing JS, jQuery and PHP over Python / Java / C++ is like choosing Almera, Prius and Octavia over 458, Aventador and 918... sure you still drive, but not really.
Don't trust Codeacademy, or at least do their Python class...
I was under the impression the Java is still used largely in enterprise systems. I'm learning PHP and jQuery not for the usability, but just for the basic fun of it, I will concentrate on Ruby and Python after I'm done.
What do you recommend for learning Python/Java correctly, I have heard Codeacademy is well for the basics.
Well, Java can really be used absolutely everywhere. I think the best way to learn it is to use the oracle tutorials http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ and go through the different trails. Just start with the basics - this will outline what programming is and how it works. You can then take whatever is interesting to you - depending on your definition of 'fun'.
Codeacademy is actually a great concept and I think it is worth doing the Python course there. There are also lots of good books on Python, even free web-based ones like http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ .
P.S by not trusting Codeacademy I meant that you shouldn't be sucked into their common JS/PHP/whatever trail, unless you want to be a web designer
Oh I see, thank you for all the links and information! I don't want to be a web designer, I just figured those were the basics and etc. but I will definitely do Python after Java now.
I am also thinking about just the minor in computer science with a finance major. I just feel like parts of the major just do not really apply to finance but some of them are almost necessary to setting yourself apart.
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