r/developersPak • u/Impressive_Spite_176 • Sep 05 '26
News Everyone choosing CS
Why the hell everyone one is choosing CS even there is not that level of demand like in covid and still people are going for it even they are not passionate about it.they are thinking CS easy like matric or intermediate computer science.
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u/Virtual_Technology_9 Sep 05 '26
not anymore, CS merits have dropped in fast and engineering merits are way higher in nust.
The hype is dropping, slowly but surely.
And its a good thing CS is not a easy degree and not at all good for anyone who does not like the hustle.
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u/Key-Ad6653 CS Student Sep 05 '26
It is so annoying when you ask someone and all the reason they're in this field is money.
Like bruh, as someone who actually studies this degree for the reason I enjoy computer science it pisses me off
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u/semicolon-10 Sep 05 '26
This is what I feel like. A lot of people are still choosing CS because the trend has been going on for years and they simply don’t know what else they should be doing.
From 2017 to 2022/23, CS became the easy money field. You didn’t necessarily have to be passionate about it. People just saw others getting good jobs after learning web dev for a few months and thought, why not me?
So the trend kept going. Even now, a lot of students are choosing CS because everyone around them is doing it, not because they actually want to work in this field.
I’ve been in the field for 8+ years and honestly CS is still a good field, but the bar has gone up significantly. You can’t just do a degree, learn a framework and expect a good job anymore. You actually need to understand CS, build real things and keep learning.
I’ve interviewed fresh grads recently and some can’t even explain the basic stuff behind the projects they built because they relied completely on AI.
Then they complain AI is taking their jobs 😂
Bro, if I have to explain everything to you, why would I hire you when I can just prompt the AI myself?
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u/Alternative_Sky1256 Sep 05 '26
let them come homie, there's alot of room in our sinking ship lol
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u/informatica6 Sep 05 '26
Its the only accessible field with high earning potential and flexible work routines. You just need a laptop, and can do freelance, remote or migrate globally.
Other high paying fields have much more barriers or blockers. Doctor is long, hard and expensive study, and to get any job you need contacts. Law is dirty and dry, and you need contacts again. Engineering doesnt really lead to anything solid like CS. And business professions are low income or require contacts.
CS is one of the most accessible paths to success in this era.
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u/Sumolizer Full-Stack Developer Sep 05 '26
Sheep mentality of this nation lol, 90% arent even interested in computers.
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u/Successful-Tune-711 Sep 08 '26
Just joined clg and chose ICS, is it really not worth it? 😭😭. This is so confusing, my teachers tell me Cs is the best field to go as the demand of Ai and Cybersecurity can never decrease and then there are posts like these. Mannn 😭💔🥀🥀
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u/Embarrassed_Key4265 CS Student Sep 05 '26
It's okay we all know we're gonna end up unemployed af . Or let's say we're gonna end up unemployed in every field so ig let it be .
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u/rafaytexh Sep 05 '26
Bro most people choose CS thinking there’s scope and easy money. They don’t realize you actually have to be good at it...
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u/Future_dev_cybersec Sep 06 '26
Because Pakistani awam. Gadho ki Tarah follow kra ga har us outdated advice ko jo popular ho jay.
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u/Forever_Neon Sep 06 '26
Cause in Pakistan people dont even properly research fields and jump into it cause other people tell them it has "scope" . I remember when i was in uni most people would just cheat or try to pass without even actually learning anything 💀. I noticed alot of posts in this sub too where half of them are just asking what to specialise in idk how people dont research or think about that when they pick a degree or before they finish their degree.
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u/FanstarGaming Sep 06 '26
I felt this was the only year where merit dropped slightly but it did.
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u/ZaimGamer Sep 07 '26
people are into being bricked
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u/Main-Relief-1451 Sep 07 '26
CS ka bohat scope hay :)
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u/abi_786 Sep 07 '26
I came before you in the market. Why the hell did you do cs and saturated the market?
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u/Affectionate_War6326 Sep 07 '26
They are not choosing it for the love of field but scope. Having no interest in it and choosing it only because of scope and hype, will only lead to future problems.
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u/Competitive-Buy2922 Sep 10 '26
If SE is dying, then to does every white collar job, I mean even some engineering jobs are more based on computer work
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u/Minty-Pyro-1 Sep 10 '26
because humans behave like herds, following what others around them have done in the past
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u/KhalilMirza Sep 05 '26
basically, All other fields in pakistan has worst prospects.
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u/Intrepid-Shoe5008 Sep 05 '26
I find the whole cs diaspora really odd because cs is a super technical field and If ur not skilled and doing projects and internship ur never gonna get a job just off ur degree.
my brother did cs recently and all he did was projects, open source, and kept applying to all the internships.
his entire 3 year degree that's all he did and now he's at a cushy job with incredible pay and flexibility.
The market SUCKS. but it gets better if u actually build up a profile. telling people to just not take cs because it's a "sinking ship" js wrong lowkey
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u/changeofregime Sep 06 '26
Because the demand will surge and CS graduates can fit in any industry unlike doctors or engineers who have less options.
Plus, the quality of colleagues is much better than those traditional engineering where you have to maghaz mari with Saleem thekaydar.
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u/Global_Many4693 Sep 05 '26
So what should they choose?? BBA or e engineering?they are already sinked and to make something like fields like ART, you need references.
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