Name: Anonymous 2008-10-19 18:38
What exactly is the definition of a "software engineer?". Many companies like Google and Microsoft/Bungie call their programmers software engineers. On the top of their list of requirements are a degree in Computer Science, not Computer Engineering.
Basically, if I want the job title of software engineer, should I pursue CS with lots of math/programming or CpE with as much programming as I can? I'm way more into software, programming, math, etc. and how I can stress a computer system to its max. Basically, I'd like to develop applications but with job security. But I don't exactly think knowledge of how the actual hardware works is necessary. Thoughts?
Basically, if I want the job title of software engineer, should I pursue CS with lots of math/programming or CpE with as much programming as I can? I'm way more into software, programming, math, etc. and how I can stress a computer system to its max. Basically, I'd like to develop applications but with job security. But I don't exactly think knowledge of how the actual hardware works is necessary. Thoughts?