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I agree is true that you can "catch up" on CS/programming on the job, but nowadays almost all quant jobs require you to know programming already to even get the job (at least in the US, I don't know much about other countries). Of course you can always spend extra time learning it on your own time, but honestly that can take up a lot of your time and makes it difficult to do other things like research, social activities, etc. In my eyes, the biggest benefit of doing CS is that it sets you up better to possibly do quant dev positions and SWE without having to spend that extra time. Also landing a position at a top quant firm in the US is extremely competitive, at least you can have a backup plan if you fail.PS I respect you for studying math and physics. I studied pure mathematics myself and I wish I would have studied physics as well, although purely for my own interest.
I agree is true that you can "catch up" on CS/programming on the job, but nowadays almost all quant jobs require you to know programming already to even get the job (at least in the US, I don't know much about other countries). Of course you can always spend extra time learning it on your own time, but honestly that can take up a lot of your time and makes it difficult to do other things like research, social activities, etc. In my eyes, the biggest benefit of doing CS is that it sets you up better to possibly do quant dev positions and SWE without having to spend that extra time. Also landing a position at a top quant firm in the US is extremely competitive, at least you can have a backup plan if you fail.
PS I respect you for studying math and physics. I studied pure mathematics myself and I wish I would have studied physics as well, although purely for my own interest.
