tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post3725705803829968758..comments2020-08-01T12:07:21.729-05:00Comments on The Tech Curmudgeon: WTF Tuesday: How did a one time Theater Major wind up as a code monkey?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-18085680598077405972016-09-08T11:36:35.793-05:002016-09-08T11:36:35.793-05:00Ah, physics major. That explains it as well. Phy...Ah, physics major. That explains it as well. Physics majors and would-be physics majors as a group seem to have an affinity to computers. One of the best computer jockeys I've ever worked with was an ABD (All But Dissertation) PhD in Physics. He just retired this year. If I had to guess, I'd say a lot of students today that would have gone into Physics years ago, are going straight into Computer Science.<br /><br />To me the common thread between success in Physics and programming is the ability to solve word problems.Bill Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693511313472500987noreply@blogger.com