Difference between Software Engineering and Computer Science

Compares these two software fields.

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[GeekBoy03]

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"Computer scientists invent algorithmic processes that create, describe, and transform information and formulate suitable abstractions to model complex systems."

"Software Engineering is a profession dedicated to designing, implementing, and modifying software so that it is of high quality, affordable, maintainable, and fast to build."

In a nutshell, Scientists build to learn, while engineers learn to build.

[codingkriggs]

@GeekBoy03 Interesting. Where are these quotes from?

[stevomwa1]

Would computer hardware engineering fall into the Computer Science category or is it by itself?

[codingkriggs]

@stevomwa1 They both have programming languages in common, but they also each have their own specialized languages, such that hardware engineers can design chips and such while people in computer science, who are more likely to code applications, will use languages like Java that hardware engineers are not likely to use. The first year of theory of all these programs is essentially the same, but then they branch off to specialized courses.

[turkeyman64]

What is job security like for a software engineer? Are companies loyal or do people get laid off for new blood that has learned the cutting edge from college?

[codingkriggs]

@turkeyman64 That really depends on the company. There's probably some info you can find online. I know a company that is looking for new blood because they believe that young people are more likely to be innovative. In my experience though, my career path has been met with few obstacles, I've always found exactly the kind of work I want. But I'm probably in the top tier in terms of my software knowledge, and I've probably been really lucky too.

[PhantomAct]

My god what a #FAIL SWENG is about the whole a-to-z of specifying, developing & testing of a software project. This is a subset of Computer Science which is more to do with theory. In CS, you learn the big picture, reasoning about programs, algorithms and how to deal with problems like recursion, concurrency, databases, A.I, compilers, OS, programming, algo... etc.

[pinche1994]

@zuzanac95 I don' see anybody else trying to help you so I'll just go ahead and tell you that it's not too late my friend. You just have to give your best at it. Find time and focus on programming. I'm in 11th grade too but I took CompSci last year and today.......

[zuzanac95]

I am a high school student, and I have just decided to be something like a software designer...like creating programs but as I am in grade 11 now, I don't think I have enough time to get myself well educated for this ...whatever I need some help, some advise what to do from someone who knows about this all ...based on those comments it makes me quiet confused ..help me..:((( pls

[igrewold]

Shocking news is that I am studying both :D

I am to get a BSc in IT and right now I am studying a Software Engineering class which is M363 in the OU.

IT is becoming a crazy world where everything gets mixed up for instance Communication+Information+Tech­nology so it should be called CIT.

Wish me luck and success! ;D

[jayd4ever]

okay if im right so really computer science and software engineering as a degree are the same but computer science goes more in detail in actually creating a software while software engineering doesnt as much in detail into the production instead he talks about how software work etc?

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[SimplyClouded]

This guy reminds me of the College freshman meme who takes one lesson in Computer Science and suddenly thinks he knows everything.

[micsir888]

@drawmaster77 and how does that pertain to the comment I made?