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2019-05-18 08:55 71007487 Anonymous Wtf is applied computer science (Screenshot_20190516-182010.png 684x714 130kB)
So there is computer science and then there is software engineering. Why is there a need for this new thing? I read that applied cs focuses less on stuff like compilers and graphics and math but I don't wanna skip that. What is the difference between applied CS and SE? How much would I miss out on by studying applied CS over regular CS?

6 min later 71007567 Anonymous
The way my local university describes it, it's basically just software engineering.

15 min later 71007707 Anonymous (1556534911589.png 800x480 9kB)
>>71007567 The thing is I love math, I love problem solving and I wanna learn as much as I can. The problem I'm facing is that I'm going to study abroad and the applied CS degree is the only one that offers classes in English where I'm going to live (fucking germanistan). I don't wanna miss out on the interesting stuff just so I could become a code monkey sooner. Is there really that much of a difference?

1 hours later 71008629 Anonymous
>>71007707 Then do CS you retarded faggot. I have a degree in applied CS and it basically software engineering with some math, data structures and algorithms. The pro is that it teaches you loads of software, protocols, programming languages instead of focussing on all of the math behind it. It's what business want. They want somebody who can build shit not explain what Turing and Dijkstra is. University is still prepares students for research which is just not the reality anymore.

1 hours later 71008990 Anonymous
>>71007487 My uni started offering applied CS the last year I was there. It's literally just CS but without the math requirements

2 hours later 71009046 Anonymous
>>71007707 Also yes in my opinion you'd be missing out by going for applied CS. Just do regular CS and pick up german along the way. If chinks and pajeets can come here and make it through a CS degree without knowing any functional english, I'm sure you can make it through a little bit of German.

2 hours later 71009327 Anonymous (gtverOj.jpg 480x540 24kB)
>>71007487 >I read that applied cs focuses less on stuff like compilers I took compilers my senior year and I would highly recommend that you not skip it*. *if your coursework actually includes building a compiler. If the class is just "here's a grammar, here's some augmentation rules" then it's not nearly as useful. But if there is no way for you to take it, then you can take it online through Stanford. You learn the theories, but you also build a compiler from the ground up. Some professors recommend using tools to generate the lexer and parser, but do NOT do this - build them yourself for the complete experience. https://lagunita.stanford.edu/cours es/Engineering/Compilers/Fall2014/a bout

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