Difference between Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering

[mosin40]

Hi LTT community,

I just want to know what is the difference between Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering

Any comment will be wecolmed

 

PS: not sure where to post this so i got i on the general discussion

[d3sl91]

Computer Science: Code

 

Computer Engineering: Designing stuff that runs the code. 

 

 

Generally how I usually think about it. 

[Noxxx]

In my university:

Computer Engineering - design and build computers (from transistors to operating systems)

Software Engineering - design and build software systems (e.g. embedded systems, small applications, large enterprise systems, etc)

Computer Science - study theories and algorithms of computer programming (e.g. data structures, sorting, etc.)

[IdeaStormer]

Computer Scientists : Complain/blame about Computer Engineers (aka Hardware) when things don't work.

 

Computer Engineering: Complain/blame about Computer Scientists (aka Software) when things don't work.

 

That's the difference, if in real life at least :lol:

[LapX]

For me theres Electric engineering, computer engineering and software engineering.

 

Electric makes hardware, Software makes software (obviously) and apparently computer engineering interfaces the two.

 

I'm going in Electric engineering specialised in micro-electronics because I want to make plans for processors (Don't know if CPU or GPU yet)

 

Am I right ?

[Satlen]

Computer Scientists : Complain/blame about Computer Engineers (aka Hardware) when things don't work.

 

Computer Engineering: Complain/blame about Computer Scientists (aka Software) when things don't work.

 

That's the difference, if in real life at least :lol:

 

This made me chuckle!

[Destroyer]

This is awesome, i'm looking into university at the moment and with the abundance of tech courses starting to come up its hard to make a choice.

[shadowblitz3]

Engineering is an ass lot harder

[mosin40]

This is awesome, i'm looking into university at the moment and with the abundance of tech courses starting to come up its hard to make a choice.

Yeah me too, this is why i opened this thead

[Destroyer]

Yeah me too, this is why i opened this thead

 

Any idea on which one you want to do based on the advice in this thread? I'm finding it really hard to chose and just applied for a conjoint in engineering and science cause why not do both? (if I get good enough grades  :unsure: )

[IdeaStormer]

Any idea on which one you want to do based on the advice in this thread? I'm finding it really hard to chose and just applied for a conjoint in engineering and science cause why not do both? (if I get good enough grades  :unsure: )

 

Dual major, dual threat

[mosin40]

Any idea on which one you want to do based on the advice in this thread? I'm finding it really hard to chose and just applied for a conjoint in engineering and science cause why not do both? (if I get good enough grades  :unsure: )

I think I'm more into Computer Sciences because i can do a specialization on computer graphics and multimedia

 

If I go to Computer Engineering, maybe the specialization I will choose would be CPU/GPU architechture

[Destroyer]

I think I'm more into Computer Sciences because i can do a specialization on computer graphics and multimedia

 

If I go to Computer Engineering, maybe the specialization I will choose would be CPU/GPU architechture

 

Those are both very cool specifications but why not both? hahaha decisions decisions guess I just have to wait and see how my exams go this year and go from there.