Does Computer Science help with Crypto Investing?

Does having a big knowledge of programming and computer science concepts help your career as a Cypto Investor? Firstly, lets discuss why knowing how to program is important, and if you should be Studying Computer Science at University.

“It should be mandatory that you understand computer science” – Will.i.am

Nowadays most of the population uses some sort of Computer Science every single day. Facebook, email, Google, Reddit, Fridges, etc… Does that make people curious to find out how exactly programming works? Nope. Programmers (Computer Scientists) are in very high demand, with very low supply.

Like it or not, this is the Digital Age. Computer programs are in every aspect of our lives. Computer scientists theorize, design, develop, and apply the software and hardware for the programs we use day in day out. Sounds pretty important to me!

The way I got into studying Computer Science was actually quite cool. I had gotten into university to study Physics, and on the day of registration, I went to a Computer Science briefing by mistake. Turns out it sounded great, and I completely changed my degree without even going to a physics major lecture.

Most of the world's work force can be thought of as cogs in an economy that doesn’t need cogs. To date, millions of jobs have been outsourced to software. Remember when there used to be people standing in intersections directing traffic? There are tonnes of jobs and services still out there that don’t even make sense anymore in the world of computers.

In 2017 we are even seeing software take over jobs such as driving cars, and actively engaging in conversation with us. Shouldn’t it be wise to learn how you can build your own software, so that you can manipulate it to your advantage? Think about which of your problems you could solve by coding. You can essentially automate your life so that you can be as lazy as you want. Anything is possible.

Now onto why is it a good idea for Crypto Investing. I would say that it is pretty useless if you are a day trader, BUT if you are investing for the medium to long term, then it becomes very useful. Knowing what tech and ICO's are actually good and not just hype is very important. If you are into programming you would have realized in 2016 that Ethereum is going to be huge, and you would have bought 1000 coins for $1 and you would have sold each coin for $390 last week!

That is all for today. Thank you for reading my first blog on Steemit! Hope it was somewhat enjoyable!

-Your Pal Nic