>5 years of college and a degree in astroparticle physics
>end up in grad school
>my whole day is battling with random linking and runtime errors
If I wanted this shit I would have applied for a CS degree. Anybody else fallen for the infamous ROOT + GEANT4 meme?
>>58838693
Why do smart people on /g/ always think there so special. I come here to talk about graphics cards and headphones. Not to show off.
>>58838693
There's no such thing as "astroturf particle physics," moron. Read a book, nigger.
>>58838693
>implying CS is about programming
That's like saying architecture is about masonry
you should be thankful you didn't do a CS degree -- physics grads are basically CS grads except better/with more specialized knowledge
>>58839496
Yeah, keep telling yourself that.
>>58839496
... and with better pay and less chance of being outsourced.
t.Physicist