Is a Degree in Physics Still Relevant in the IT World?

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Graduated in '79 with a bad degree¹. Went into IT, like most science grads then. Still keep an interest, and occasionally fall down Quora rabbit-holes.

¹Spent too much time on the computer, not enough on textbooks.
 
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