Re:Ask HN: Software Engineering Vs. Computer Science
by scol on Monday April 18, 2011 @08:16AM
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(I am soon entering my final year in a CS degree and thus may be entirely wrong)
I'd go with the CS, rather than SE degree. Although I did not enjoy or learn much from Programming Languages, Automata theory (and basic CS theory) is WILDLY interesting. I can't imagine graduating without knowing that type of theory.
The best part is that since not many schools have SE degrees, having a CS degree (rather than a SE degree) will disqualify you from exactly 0 jobs.
I'd go with the CS, rather than SE degree. Although I did not enjoy or learn much from Programming Languages, Automata theory (and basic CS theory) is WILDLY interesting. I can't imagine graduating without knowing that type of theory.
The best part is that since not many schools have SE degrees, having a CS degree (rather than a SE degree) will disqualify you from exactly 0 jobs.