Do you have any advice for students trying to decide if computer programming is suitable for them?
“Computer Science” is a really broad term, it is the scientific and practical approach to computation and its applications, also called CS or CompSci.
Some people dive deep into computer systems, down to how a CPU actually sends commands to the rest of a computer’s components. Some are specialists in computer networks, programming the technologies that keep us connected 24/7. Some people walk the line between designers and programmers, doing a bit of both. Some people who studied CS work to understand how users interact with systems and figure out ways to make systems better, on the front end with the design and on the back end with the infrastructure. This is a maturing industry and positions are getting more and more specialized, so there’s lots of different kinds of work to be done.
In short, the most important thing to decide which is suitable for them, depend on their interest.
