Computer Science degree: What you need to know

College isn’t proof of knowledge anymore, it’s proof that you can stay in one place and do what your told for years.

So the guy with a masters in computer science who eventually went on to make millions with the knowledge from those degrees is telling you, you don't need a degree. Okay well goodluck competing with someone who does.
Don't be fooled into being cheap labor.

where did u study that?

Is it possible to have a major in comp sci but minor in cyber security I just started my second semester ever and would really appreciate the help thank you

Plz guide me❤, I did my BS in English literature so can I MS in computer science.

Yeah, I am agree with you Brother. thanks for the valuable information ❤

Twenty years post graduation, you're putting together the pieces of the Comp Sci major puzzle. (Much appreciated.)

My man how can u do research without knowing the basic aspects of anything degree is not about job it's more research oriented

He slags all the fun stuff. Also I have seen people reinvent bubble sorts, poorly then blame the DB engine for poor performance. No one will take you by the hand and teach you a new programming language. You need to work it out for yourself with online resources and possibly colleagues. But remember your coworkers will be busy too so you ave to be independent and self train.

Badly set up databases are the bane of poor programmers, which are too many of them. If you don't understand them in theory and practice you're hosed. This is coming from someone who has been stuck with badly designed or badly set up databases I often had to limp along with it for years. Datases are close to permanent. Code comes and goes but the data is always there.

After graduation I had a home lab setup where I learned even more about hardware, it helped to be friends with a real hardware geek. I exploited that to keep networks and servers running at the highest possible thoughputs.

Basic concepts are important. They allow you to understand the structure behind the code. Also to see the analogies between the analogies. If you learn one procedural language others aren't that hard. If you learn one functional language the others aren't that hard.

Is computer science, and computer and information science majors are same ??

I’m a junior right now in college current major is business, I hate it and want to change to computer science should I?

A computer science degree is technically a branch of mathematics. That’s why a lot of people with CS degrees quality to also get a math degree. Fewer universities offer software engineering. It is still highly technical and tons of math. Most of this knowledge will be useless . I mean if you get to work making an MRI faster then sure, you need some heavy duty math, but for most people building software , a good camp will work.

AFterall that studying all he does is make utoob videos!

Big flex w that transcript

Wow, I went to UCB too. Ended up really having to use 150, 186, 118 in professional life.

thank you very much for this video

Biggest d bag I have ever seen online right here

Is physics important?? Shouldn't I choose eng instead of physics?

Most university don’t offer difficult programming

thisis fucking useless, my big brother forcing me to watch this even though I’m still in sixth grade

So everyone should learn a field they are passionate about outside comp-sci (possibly through a community college, if needed), maybe even work that job, then attend a bootcamp to learn how to fix the issues in said field, with code and computers. This is the software engineer way…

want do you want me to do then?

You think it has changed in 20 years though,? I'm working on learning calc and considering it in 2023 even though everyone wants a quick fix into the job market.

I wonder if Computer Science + Engineering (don't know any specifics yet) would be a good idea.

I’m having a crisis myself rn when I’m looking for jobs with an associate’s degree and realizing I’ve no idea what a lot of these terms the jobs list as requirements are

Well that just sums everything up😮😂😂

yap waste of time taking all these courses in CS. double major? we hired someone with 5 majors and the dude was totally worthless.

Should I be worried if I’m going into a computer science degree and I don’t know how to code 😭😭….

Agree

Constructive and helpful. So, you can be. A good representative of Japan.

the Mr. Doctor computer scientist

This is the most misleading and flawed view on computer science that I have ever seen. The best way to summarize the flaws is to use analogies.

1. All Engineers learn material science not because all engineers are required to or will work on building or inventing new materials but because every engineer in way or the other encounter problems that require basic knowledge of material science during their practice. For example when selecting materials or when auditing a building. Likewise, learning compiler design, operating system design, computer graphics and all low level stuff in a computer science degree is incredibly invaluable not only for the (minority) who will end up in research, design, development and building compilers, operating systems, graphics engines etc but also important for any other serious software engineer involved more in the application of existing technologies to solve specific problems. First, such low level knowledge assists application software engineers in make sound design and technology choices when faced with many critical conflicting requirements versus an infinite list of technology options. Without a good understanding of of the fundamentals the best an application engineer would do is to solely rely on common sense, intuition or trial n error. This is not only inefficient but potentially catastrophic.

Second, when troubleshooting Faults within complex software systems that are mission critical, understanding the hardcore science understanding computing systems can save lots of time. You won't spend time trying out what is irrelevant. Have you ever heard this joke that 'whenever code becomes extremely slow, the first thing a developer does is to ask the infrastructure team to add more memory, and when the desired result is not forthcoming, the developer asks the network guy to add more cpu etc?

2. CS degree (intentionally) does not and should not teach you how to use a particular digital camera. It should and does teach you general science, design and engineering principles underlying digital cameras so that :(1) when you encounter varied digital cameras, you can easily learn the specifics of the particular camera since you have the general understanding - this is what makes you flexible when camera technology changes since the basic principles remain fairly static. (2) you can independently evaluate and choose the best camera for the job, (3)so that you may build your own camera if it makes sense to, (4)so that you can easily invent a better camera, (5) so that you can efficiently troubleshoot camera issues, combining your experience and the engineering you learn in CS.

3. If you argue that most of the hard stuff you learn in CS is useless, one would by extension also argue that most stuff engineers learn eg engineering maths, theory of structures, thermodynamics, heat transfer, etc is useless. But again if you go back to points one and two above you realize how flawed such an argument is.


So if CS degree focuses on teaching you how to use a digital camera and not the general principles that would allow

wow! i will have my DD listen to this b4 investing in CS.

this is pretty useless, I think my degree in philosophy was more usefull for programming :D (learning how to think, logic, logical semiotics, semiotics, analisys and deduction etc.)

TechLead: "Math 55 Descrete Math...What was that? I...I don't even remember, really."
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So your last name is Shyu? I never know how to romanize mine… Hsu? Xu? Shyu is phonetic. 👍

Beneficial insights, thanks for sharing😊

oh, so my FCAI BSU isn't the only garbage!

I want to make my own ops sys. 😅😅
Edit: also i want to build my own computer from scratch

lol. We all just want to use these tools and gadgets, we don't want to settle and learn their rudiments and how they are built anymore. SMH

Your point is that the course teaches you how to build stuff instead of how to use stuff but I realised your course was electrical engineering and computer sciences? Would “electrical engineering ” not be the reason you’re working so much on hardware?

Come on man, 80% of this video is useless.

Its the papers, to show youve done it

Take into account this was from 2002

I appreciate you for making this video

still gona go through college, coming from the military and almost no background to coding, my best bet is to get an intership where i can get the on site experience and that will lead me to getting a job. yes you dont need a degree to get into some of these companies, but they will for sure take the guy with a degree plus experience from intership over someone who has no job exerience on the field and with only certificates. funny how most people that says you dont need a degree to get into this field HAVE a degree lol. sure there are exceptions, but can you honestly say, did you get to where you are at, at life now without your degree?

Thank you so much! You just helped me figure I don't want a computer science degree, because I would love to work with coding.