Bachelor in Computer Science, Software Design is it profitable?

[Xander]

Hi there. In about 2-3 years I will be taking a course in Computer Science. Is it profitable to go into game programming or software?

Or which would be best to start off with?

Thanks.

 

[dugdiamond]

'realtime' programming is where the real money is

(...it is also the most rewarding)

 

[mrapoc]

Software will be a safer bet than gaming - gaming can be hard to get into (a job!)

Real time safety programming is pretty cool but having done it, C programming experience will help a lot!

I struggled a bit as I didn't have enough programming background in the relevant subjects (and i hate programming)

Personally I would have found it better if I'd been taught/learnt C++ instead of Java, C instead of vb.net but then again, that would be quite a steep learning curve!