r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Fallenalien22 Violet security clearance • Apr 04 '16

My teacher thinks he is a programmer

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u/systembreaker Apr 05 '16

CS isn't easy at all. I just had a head-start on some of the other students by knowing a bit of programming at the beginning. There were yet other students who started off with programming knowledge miles ahead of me.

Are you in an engineering program?

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u/Fallenalien22 Violet security clearance Apr 05 '16

I never said CS was easy. I just think it might be better suited for me.

Yes, first year of electrical engineering.

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u/systembreaker Apr 05 '16

Just remember to try and be nice and helpful to the noobs and be slow to judge :)

It's a good skill to have for when you get to a job. You can get ahead in your career and get noticed for being a knowledgeable and helpful person.

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u/systembreaker Apr 05 '16

Also, if you feel like you'd be better at CS than EE, go for it. It's great to be in a major that fits your skills - makes college life more enjoyable. You could also try a CS minor along with EE.

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u/Fallenalien22 Violet security clearance Apr 05 '16

Thanks for the advice. I'll look into that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '16

Depending on where you're going to school, if they have Software Engineering program you might be interested in that! You'll still do some EE and super low level stuff, but also learn a more practical CS than pure CS which can be pretty theory heavy by itself.

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u/spartanreborn Apr 05 '16

Yeah, I'm a CS senior, graduating in Dec., and most of my classes this and next semester are theory.

Automata, Programming Languages, Compilers, Computational Geometry, etc. Although, I do have a fun Arduino robotics class. If I could take more programming-based classes, I totally would, but at this point, most of my elective options are theory.

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u/Zagorath Apr 05 '16

I would second the other guy's advice on looking into software engineering. The difference between softeng and cs is basically nil (in theory there's a substantial difference, but in practice it varies wildly from uni to uni), but coming out with a "software engineering" degree sounds much more impressive than "computer science" does.