Computer Science

Discovery Camp 2016

@ErikRalston

AGENDA

  • Introduction

  • Why College?

  • Why Technology?

  • What is College?

  • What is Computer Science?

  • What is software engineering?

  • 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?

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