I\'m applying to university very soon, and I have my mind set on programming. I

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I'm applying to university very soon, and I have my mind set on programming. I narrowed down my program options to Web Services and Applications, Computer Applications, and Computer Games.

I'm leaning towards Web, since I've been developing for Web since college.

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So, my question is, would it be very difficult to switch career path from Web to Software for example should I find years from now that I would have preferred a different career path?

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The three programs are all part of a Bachelor of Computer Science and seem to share the same basic courses.

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My experience is that university will give you a better, deeper understanding of the concepts and theory involved in computer science and software design in general.

How you choose to apply that understanding is entirely up to you.

If your university offers you a web paradigm course, it will likely delve into issues and considerations specific to development in that environment. This won't be exclusive, they're still going to give you a broad set of tools.

I surmise that most of what you will learn will be transferable, though you would need to brush up on topics relevant to the new domain ... possibly through courses or participation in open source software, etc.

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