Many people misunderstand the work of computer scientists; they all see computer scientists as programmers or people that repair computers. Computer science is a very broad discipline. A computer scientist can work as a database administrator where his task is to store and organize data, such as financial information and computer shipping records. A computer scientist can also work as an Information Security Analyst where his task is to ensure that a firm information stay safe from cyber attacks. There are many other task a computer scientist can do beyond programming and hardware repair. Computer science improve people lives in every aspect, from heath care to traffic control. However, there are always a confusion between computer scientists and software engineers. Software engineering is a discipline of computer science that is concerned with theories,methods and tools for professional software development. Software engineer are the creative mind of computer science. They are concerned with all aspect of software production. Software engineering is the subclass of computer science that is in constant need. The economy of all developed nations are dependent on software and more and more system are software controlled.
I like how you explained what to expect from a social situation with a software engineer however, I believe you may want to elaborate a little more on what it is that software engineers do. Maybe explain what kind of projects they work and how these projects impact our daily lives.
ReplyDeleteLike Martin said, you did a nice job explaining the sociality of being a software engineer. Something else you did well is explaining how software engineering is interchangeable with the terms software developer or programmer (from an outsiders point of view, that is; anyone in the CS field would likely understand the differences). The only "bad" part of your post is that you don't elaborate on your definition of being a software engineer, which of course you defined, but you just didn't elaborate fully on it. Overall, good work!
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