[JamesP81]

I got my BS/CS in 2004 too. Love the stuff.

I ended up getting my BS from a small state university, but it was a pretty good education for all that. And inexpensive too. Now I sling code for a commodities brokerage. We use Codegear Delphi.

Not many ladies in the CS field. I imagine you didn't have a lot of trouble finding a job. In fact, I remember when I was in college the average CS class would average 25 students at my school, and we'd usually have one or two ladies.

[JenB]

If they ever get as far as enrolling, women get scared out of C.S. courses by constant references to having to stay fresh. More so than many professions, computer science changes. If I go home for, say, ten years with kids (I plan for it to be much longer, actually, since I’ll be homeschooling), my degree when I come back is pretty much useless. Women who want two kids and a career see the possibilities of getting back in as slim.

Me, I think I can contract and keep my resume fresh enough. And I think my husband will be able to provide for us. But if he gets hit by a bus I’ll be able to keep the house and feed the kids, and women with a homemaking degree... had better hope the husband has a lot of life insurance.