Getting into the Computer Science Industry I am a soon to be fourth year graduate student in mathematics (PhD track). Originally, I wanted to work in academia, but am realizing this is an uncertain path. I feel compelled to finish my PhD degree because I have only two years left (next academic year I must attend as well) and am already pretty far in. But, I want to prepare myself in the meantime for the likely possibility that I will not get a job in academia.

I would like to get into computer science. I did a minor in computer science during my undergrad, so it is not completely foreign to me. But, I do not know what I should do next. Should I be applying for masters programs in CS or is there a better path to get into the computer science industry? I have seen that people have been successful with coding bootcamps and what not, but is this the kind of things that most employers are looking for?
As &quot;computer science&quot; covers anything from front end web development to artificial intelligence so I recommend you try to go in a direction which utilizes your mathematics background. Look into more advanced computer science where your PHD will mean something. In that case you will probably want to take courses rather than the 3 month cram sessions. Those teach you to get a job coding even though you were previously in house keeping. I know because I've worked with them. Some are really good coders. You don't even need a B.S. anymore to do most programming. Do something that is at your level.