computer science vs software engineering for little kids!

computer science vs software engineering for little kids! #computerscience #softwareengineer #cs #coding #swe #fyp

[_Sun_Wukong_]

Regarding the degrees, in the US, Software Engineering is an engineering degree, while Computer Science is still a science degree (if both are ABET accredited). Computing vs Engineering accreditation.

A good analogy is to think of CS as the Physics, and SE as the Engineering (applying what you learn from CS and engineering principals to create structurally sound software systems).

SE and CS degrees will typically be the same for the first 2-3 years, they split off in the 3rd-4th years. This means both have foundational math up to Calculus 3, discrete math, physics, etc. A good SE or CS program will have a good balance of theory and practicality. SE programs will have electives that you can take for embedded programming (for working as a computer engineer).

So I know you are talking about this in regards to the CS degree vs SE job, but just know there is an SE engineering degree that does exist and is extremely rigorous at preparing you for jobs such as being a Computer or Software Engineer, Network Analyst, Manager, and more. It seems fairly new, which means it can be rarer to find, and most may not know about it.

[Eric-lqyk]

Computer Science is the study of computers that includes things like algorithms, theory of computation, data structures, programming, software engineering ect. Software engineering is essentially computer science but focused more on the software engineering topic of computer science.

[BriefengagementSpecialist]

Exactly what i needed...thanks a bunch