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Ive been conflicted for 12 years now on what field to pursue. I’m between mechanical engineering because of my interest in materials and aerodynamics (I’d love
by culopatin 3y ago
Ive been conflicted for 12 years now on what field to pursue. I’m between mechanical engineering because of my interest in materials and aerodynamics (I’d love to do research in this field), and software engineering (I don’t know what I’d do research in, but I like the idea of making tools people use).
I work in IT/light software dev, and I think I’m inclined towards software because that’s where I’ve been building my expertise in, but I’m always thinking of mechanics in my head.
This post made me think that maybe what I should truly follow is mechanics.
- oldelpaso66 3y agoGo for it!
- zevv 3y agoNo need to choose, you can have both - there is this very nice place where software meets hardware; call it embedded, call it robotics, call it industrial automation; this is the place where software actually gets to interface to physics: read sensors, drive solenoids and motors, make things move and act and do things in the real world. I got into this business 25 years ago and never left. Still loving every single day.
- 2snakes 3y agoinformation, communication and fabrication (see the huge influx of fab labs)
- mkoubaa 3y agoSimilar background. I write software for mechanical engineers and enjoy it very much