people thinking Computer Science means that you fix computers/do tech support
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My parents thought I went to Georgia Tech so I could get a job at Geek Squad 
Nah, that's more IT.
Computer science - Programming, coding, databases, etc.
IT - computer support, network/systems administration, dealing w/servers, IT management, etc.
So a CS major would be more likely to be a programmer, whereas an IT major would be more likely to fix computer/network/server issues
You can major in computer science, but what specialty you do afterwards can vary.
There are a lot of programming languages out there. You aren't really a master of all of them; and you tend to gravitate towards some programming languages, software applications, and tools and become a master of them.
Some CS majors do software testing, software development, network administration, system administration, database administration, web development, or application development to list a few things.
What is software development/computer programming?
Mainly, you have tasks to complete with a program or script that will do what the task requires, you write algorithms, you write code, you compile it, you test it, you debug it, you write technical documents, you work with other people/groups to get information, you are a source of information where people come to you to get information, you go to meetings where you provide information or you get information, just to list some things. It's not always new code you are developing. It also involves fixing existing code written by someone else and adding code to an existing program.
Programs like Microsoft Word, Windows XP, Adobe Photoshop, and Call Of Duty or websites like Amazon and Google are written by a large group of developers broken up into smaller teams. One person doesn't do it all.
There are a lot of programming languages out there. You aren't really a master of all of them; and you tend to gravitate towards some programming languages, software applications, and tools and become a master of them.
Some CS majors do software testing, software development, network administration, system administration, database administration, web development, or application development to list a few things.
What is software development/computer programming?
Mainly, you have tasks to complete with a program or script that will do what the task requires, you write algorithms, you write code, you compile it, you test it, you debug it, you write technical documents, you work with other people/groups to get information, you are a source of information where people come to you to get information, you go to meetings where you provide information or you get information, just to list some things. It's not always new code you are developing. It also involves fixing existing code written by someone else and adding code to an existing program.
Programs like Microsoft Word, Windows XP, Adobe Photoshop, and Call Of Duty or websites like Amazon and Google are written by a large group of developers broken up into smaller teams. One person doesn't do it all.
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My parents thought I went to Georgia Tech so I could get a job at Geek Squad
Yapdatfool
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I had a choice of intern-ships in college, computer repair/administration was the one I wound up with, been at it ever since.
I wind up programming/reverse engineering/coding shyt anyway (to an extent) so i'm good. Plus I legit like helping people and shyt
I wind up programming/reverse engineering/coding shyt anyway (to an extent) so i'm good. Plus I legit like helping people and shyt