help: what's diff CS and SWE

[yourdeardaniel]

i need advice on what major to pursue.. any help would be appreciated.

what's the difference between Computer Science and Software Engineering majors?
eg. salary, job availability, day to day work routine, etc.

 

[Bulldog13]

comp sci - how / why the machine works
software engineering - how to write good code

comp sci learns programming to facilitate the knowledge of how a computer works (like a chemist learns how to use a lab to do chemist crap)
software engineering isn t so much concerned with the how / why of a comp - but how to program and create comp systems.

PS JUST TOOK MY LAST FINAL IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EVAR !

 

[huesmann]

SWE==a fancy name for "programming"

 

[jlarsson]

Originally posted by: Bulldog13
comp sci - how / why the machine works
software engineering - how to write good code

comp sci learns programming to facilitate the knowledge of how a computer works (like a chemist learns how to use a lab to do chemist crap)
software engineering isn t so much concerned with the how / why of a comp - but how to program and create comp systems.

PS JUST TOOK MY LAST FINAL IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EVAR !

I guess it depends on where you go to school. I just graduated from one of the only accredited software engineering programs in the country. I took classes in computer architecture, microprocessors, computer networks, and digital design (among others) in addition to all my software engineering courses. Not only do I know how to create software systems, but I also have knowledge of how computers work. Software engineering (in my school), is more of a mix of computer science and computer engineering.

 

[gshock888]

i thought it was a thread asking for the difference between CounterStrike and Star Wars games.

never mind im leaving now.

P.S. i was a comp sci major. school is a waste. get it over with as quick as possible. i did it in 3 years and came out, before all the outsourcing hit the fan

 

[yourdeardaniel]

Originally posted by: jlarsson

Originally posted by: Bulldog13
comp sci - how / why the machine works
software engineering - how to write good code

comp sci learns programming to facilitate the knowledge of how a computer works (like a chemist learns how to use a lab to do chemist crap)
software engineering isn t so much concerned with the how / why of a comp - but how to program and create comp systems.

PS JUST TOOK MY LAST FINAL IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EVAR !

I guess it depends on where you go to school. I just graduated from one of the only accredited software engineering programs in the country. I took classes in computer architecture, microprocessors, computer networks, and digital design (among others) in addition to all my software engineering courses. Not only do I know how to create software systems, but I also have knowledge of how computers work. Software engineering (in my school), is more of a mix of computer science and computer engineering.

sounds like the program at my school, i am concern with job availability and requirements -_-

so swe is more concern with creation and management of the system, while cs has to do with theoretical aspects, agorithms, efficiency, more coding? i'm confused

 

[Bulldog13]

Originally posted by: yourdeardaniel

Originally posted by: jlarsson

Originally posted by: Bulldog13
comp sci - how / why the machine works
software engineering - how to write good code

comp sci learns programming to facilitate the knowledge of how a computer works (like a chemist learns how to use a lab to do chemist crap)
software engineering isn t so much concerned with the how / why of a comp - but how to program and create comp systems.

PS JUST TOOK MY LAST FINAL IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EVAR !

I guess it depends on where you go to school. I just graduated from one of the only accredited software engineering programs in the country. I took classes in computer architecture, microprocessors, computer networks, and digital design (among others) in addition to all my software engineering courses. Not only do I know how to create software systems, but I also have knowledge of how computers work. Software engineering (in my school), is more of a mix of computer science and computer engineering.

sounds like the program at my school, i am concern with job availability and requirements -_-

so swe is more concern with creation and management of the system, while cs has to do with theoretical aspects, agorithms, efficiency, more coding? i'm confused

More coding in SWE. To be honest, the only real difference is going to be a few software design classes vs a few algorithm like classes.