Computer Science
Discovery Camp 2016
@ErikRalston
AGENDA
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Introduction
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Why College?
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Why Technology?
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What is College?
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What is Computer Science?
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What is software engineering?
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How do you know it's right for you?
Erik Ralston
Chief Architect @ LiveTiles
TC Native
Graduated Hanford High School
Graduated WSU Pullman in Computer Science
10th Year Working in Software
WHY ARE WE HERE?
"College is Expensive"
If college costs $148,000 over 4 years...
(Full-Time Tuition + Living)
That is buying a coffee from Starbucks every hour of every day for four years
WHY ARE WE HERE?
SOFtware
is eating
the world
every company
is a
software company
WHAT PROBLEM DO YOU WANT TO SOLVE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
SKILL
PASSION
NEED
PURPOSE
what is computer science?
Computer science is the scientific and practical approach to computation and its applications.
Reality
Society
Computer Science is That Way
Text
I'm not a computer scientist!
I'm a software engineer
what is
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING?
Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of software in a systematic method
My Education
My Reality
SCHOOL
IS NOT
YOUR CAREER
Education
is
discovery
work
is
repetition
what is A MAJOR?
what is A
COMPUTER SCIENCE
MAJOR?
COMPUTER SCIENCE
IS MOSTLY
MATH
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
IS NOT MATH
computer science
is
theory
software
is
business
what is programming?
programming
is
thinking
meditation
meets
writing
what does coding
feel like?
coding
is
writing
writing
thought => English
learning
thought => English => Code
coding
thought => Code
Clear goals
immediate feedback
challenge & skill
what makes a good writer?
