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I actually graduated around 5 months ago. The only thing that makes me sad is that I don't have a job yet and am finding it difficult to find one because there

I actually graduated around 5 months ago. The only thing that makes me sad is that I don't have a job yet and am finding it difficult to find one because there are no opportunities where I live (like seriously not a single C++ job exists in my country only .net - HELP ME). The math itself maps to a higher abstraction when it comes to compilers. Focusing more on parsing, grammars and automata theory. CE courses tend to go to a lower level. I enjoy both sides and can see what you're trying to explain. What I got out of university was mostly the feeling that the courses could never go in depth due to the amount of detail and the abstractions that exist. I don't think a CE course would have went to enough depth to cover everything anyways (each course is still just in the realm of 100 hours). Because both the layers on top (Algorithms and computation theory) and the bottom (hardware) both have so much information that it can be daunting to try to learn all of it. I do agree that it might be a pain point for some people who don't enjoy that part of CS. I'm curious how you came to regret it this much?

Maursault 4y ago
> I'm curious how you came to regret it this much? I'm not sure regret is the right word, but I am cynical because I was actively recruited by my university's CS dept. and it took me 2 years of study before I realized I was actually studying math, not computers, which was what I thought I was supposed to be studying. But I was mistaken, and it was too late to switch to CE and hope to graduate before the end of the decade. If I had been wise at 17yo, I would have known CE was what I thought CS was. Maybe I would not have worked in the field, but I sure would know a lot more about electronics and engineering, which was really were my young interests lay, I just didn't know any better. Programming jobs pay pretty well, but if you have your CS degree, you can earn about 20% more starting out by landing a job as a computer scientist, or at least one that advertises for one. Programming is really a part of the IT field, but computer science isn't necessarily. For instance, the FAA uses computer scientists, so does the National Weather Service, so do major automobile manufacturers, the aerospace industry uses computer scientists. I mean, if programming is your thing, carry on, but you're actually limiting yourself if only seeking C++ programmer positions.

Maursault 4y ago

> I'm curious how you came to regret it this much? I'm not sure regret is the right word, but I am cynical because I was actively recruited by my university's CS dept. and it took me 2 years of study before I realized I was actually studying math, not computers, which was what I thought I was supposed to be studying. But I was mistaken, and it was too late to switch to CE and hope to graduate before the end of the decade. If I had been wise at 17yo, I would have known CE was what I thought CS was. Maybe I would not have worked in the field, but I sure would know a lot more about electronics and engineering, which was really were my young interests lay, I just didn't know any better. Programming jobs pay pretty well, but if you have your CS degree, you can earn about 20% more starting out by landing a job as a computer scientist, or at least one that advertises for one. Programming is really a part of the IT field, but computer science isn't necessarily. For instance, the FAA uses computer scientists, so does the National Weather Service, so do major automobile manufacturers, the aerospace industry uses computer scientists. I mean, if programming is your thing, carry on, but you're actually limiting yourself if only seeking C++ programmer positions.