[samstave]

I was at lockheed and am still friends with some of the best engineers I have ever worked with ; Every single HW engineer I worked with also coded - and we have built, patented and pursued so many other paths based on the capabilities of HW engineers being able to design actual HW as well as spec the code required to solve the problem.

So, if you have the capability, certainly go both... It will give you, at your age, the ability to build the change you want to see in the world....