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  • #81
    Originally posted by Seapahn
    I agree with the first part but not with the second part. Much like any other science, there are theoretic branches to it as well applied branches. Either one without the other is very weak ... but bring theory and application together and then you can all of a sudden do great things.

    Computer Science in its purest form, much like physics, chemistry, biology, etc, doesn't prepare you for a specific job. As Anileve said, to be trained for a specific job or career, a vocational training program or a specific certification may be more appropriate.

    About programming and a programmer and the relation to computer science ... I will use the analogy of flying a plane and a pilot to aeronautic science. Programming is more of an aquired skill of how to operate a computer (note that according to my analogy, normal PC users that don't know how to program will correspond to passengers on a plane at the mercy of the pilot). Obviously in order to be a great pilot, one would need to have a deep understanding of how a plane functions. Analogously, to be a great programmer, one would need in debth knowledge of how a computer functions but not necessarily all the details about how to engineer it or the fine grained details how it all put together.

    So anyway ... "Computer Science" is a science so don't think of it as a collection of classes to give you a certain skill for a certain type of job (there is a big misconception about this as computer science has traditionally been more applied that most other sciences!!!!!!)

    Patlajan ... about what is best for you, it is hard for me to say as I know very little about you. But just based on the basics of what you have said, I would say considering a business degree (MBA) may be beneficial to you. If you have a BA, it may not be a bad idea to go back and to a Masters as that can be done in a relatively short time (Computer Science takes about 1 to 1.5 years) and is not too class intensive ... you can often work at your own schedules.

    That was the best analogy I've ever heard in my life. You moved me. *sniff *sniff Thanks for the info. Seems like certifications are the way to go. But I'm gonna have to take some classes to the pass the accreditation tests I guess...
    Last edited by patlajan; 04-29-2004, 12:31 PM.

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