Computer Scientists - Are we Second Class Citizens?

Let me change direction today and speak about
something that really bothers my mind about being a
computer science student.

Most people especially
software developers see computer science as a waste of
time. Well I might be wrong, but the few programmers I
have seen think so.

Due to this, I pose a question. If you see a road side
mechanic who repairs a car, you really want to be a
mechanic but if the opportunity comes that you have to
go to school to learn how a car is made. Would you still
choose to be only a car mechanic?. The answer is
obvious.

Mathematicians have made all the research for the
Engineers and the Engineers are just applying the
theories. Would you still say an Engineer is better than a
Mathematician. Each and every one excel in the field they
choose.

Similarly is the case of a computer science student and a
software developer. The theories are there to use, but we
are taught to understand how the theories were made.

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As a computer scientist, the act of programming is not to
design something end users can see and be woowed, no
we design theories that make the software developer
woowed.

It is left for the software developer to woow the clients
with what the computer scientists have created.

Computer Science as a course is not only for us to
understand Software Development, go for an MSc in
Software Development if you need that. What Computer
Science teaches is how to harness the great powers the
Computer has. Design effective ways to make the
Computer go faster and more efficient.

So if you are in Computer Science just to learn to
develop software, you have bought too little.

Ideas like
Networking, memory management, Operating System
Optimization would all look like Rocket Science to you
and you say its a waste of time.

No, Computer Science is based on the theories on which
the Practicals are built.

So if you are looking to become
only a software developer, please do look a bit further
because computer science is far greater than what you
have in mind.

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