I’d like to start my path in the tech field because I’ve seen it’s a lot more rewarding financially and also the teams seem to be friendlier than the non tech ones where they basically eat you alive in corporate.
I’m leaned more towards AI advancements but I’m not so sure which career will help me more in that case. I’m open to suggestions
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I’ve always explained it like this:
A Computer Scientist thinks about data and algorithms.
A software/IT engineer thinks about tools and technology.
As a computer scientist that works in infosec, I very frequently encounter software engineers that have a better understanding of some specific stack (i.e. tools/tech) but have literally zero understanding of the fundamentals; which can lead to some absolutely catastrophic failures, particularly at scale. I will also share as a Bell Labs alumnus that everyone that I know that really “moved the needle” in terms of the industry was a computer scientist.
To make an analogy using the bridge metaphor shared here; if you design something at a large scale with a very thorough understanding of the fundamentals something like this can happen -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw
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