Why I chose Electrical Engineering over Computer Science

Electrical engineering vs computer science is a toss up for most students, but for me I chose electrical engineering over software engineering. This video serves as a brief comparison of computer science vs electrical engineering vs software engineering.
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[@stealthbear55]

This one is golden Edit: to expand on that, as someone who interviews for software engineering positions, I would definitely higher an electrical engineer for a software job. On the flip side, it would be much harder for a computer scientist to land a job in electrical engineering.

[@alithedazzling]

This guy gets it!!! Good to see you here man :-)

[@milo8379]

Is better computer enginnering

[@stealthbear55]

@AHMED HUSSEIN yes Ahmed I agree with the more precise defining of the various engineering fields, thank you for clarifying for everyone else. I'll reiterate my argument in different terms: you said "an electrical engineer will be valid for a software engineer only if he studied CS on his own". Definitely; but that's the point. CS can be mastered on it own much more practically than electrical engineering. There is a reason that programming bootcamps have been spurring up around the world, however the same is not true for fields closer to the physical system. It's not a matter of SE being a sub field of EE, it's a matter of which field is more practical to pick up on your own after you already received the degree, and I am saying it's harder to swim upstream. :)

[@newtonsnexus]

@AHMED HUSSEIN hahaha

[@friktogurg9242]

Engineers have always been smarter than comp scientist anyways

[@ajjingunia]

had an electrical engineering graduate in one of my labs and he was far above the rest in implementing efficient C and Java code because of his core understanding of the hardware and how it interacts with software systems

[@MetalHead-xq9on]

I have a BSEE and we had to take at least one course on microcontroller programming. It was interesting.

[@rombios3056]

Computer Science is not about programming. Its purely theoretical and is usually run from the MATHEMATICS dept for a reason. Its not a branch of Physics or Electrical Engineering. I know CS Majors who Design Hardware and I know English Majors who Write Software. The work done in Electrical Engineering nowadays simply CANNOT be done without Software. And am not even talking about EDA schematic capture/layout tools - take FPGAs for instance. They are useless without the synthesis/optimization software to generate bitstreams - and you better believe those arent written by EEs

[@philosopher1969]

Because it's a software doesn't mean it was design by a CS. There are a lot of softwares out there helping scientists and engineers which are not made by CS majors. Most softwares for scientists and engineers are made by scientist and engineers themselves. For example, ETAP, a PS simulation software was made by an electrical engineer Farrokh Shokooh to help him on his simulations. MATLAB was created by someone with a math degree, Cleve Moler. "They are useless without the synthesis/optimization software to generate bitstreams - and you better believe those aren't written by EEs" EDA was first created by UC Berkeley EECS department. EECS is Electrical Engineering with a CS as a minor. The real CS in Berkeley is under the College of Letters. So, the answer is no, these tools were created by EE's. These scientific / engineering tools has very complex math, physics, and engineering principles within them that a CS major will have a very hard time developing it, let alone grasp the concepts. An EE, Math, or Physics major will have an easier time learning software engineering principles, automata theory, algorithms, and data structures than a CS having to learn Electronics Circuits and Design, Analog and Digital Communications, Electromagnetics, Numerical Analysis, Control Systems Theory, Power Systems Analysis, Three-phase electricity, etc. EE, Math, or Physics majors most likely knows how to program also. For Electronics and Computer Engineers, they know Data Structures and Algorithms as well. BTW, the first ever modern-day programming language was invented not by a CS, EE, nor Mathematician - it was invented by a German Civil Engineer named Konrad Zuse.

[@firstnamelastname9340]

I think of computer science as more of what cool maths stuff can you do with the power of computation. Or conversely, how can you improve computers or otherwise expand their use cases by use of abstract maths concepts. Computers sit at the intersection of CS/EE/CE, physics, & math. Incredibly interested in how we see these fields come into play for something like quantum computing for example.

[@alithedazzling]

Good way to put it. I am also curious what the outcomes of quantum computing will be

[@fredsellers6500]

This guy is completely wrong 😂 at my school, EEs have an option to take Cyber Sec and Dev Ops courses. Another thing, machine learning/IoT/AI are also fields that EEs can go into bc, to the core, all of those subjects have an underlying math to them. Therefore EEs can do those too bc well WE DO MATH FOR A LIVING

[@beabadoobeefanq_q3701]

most ees dont do math in the workforce for a living

[@SanSan-sd1xy]

@@fredsellers6500what school is this pls lmk 🙏🏾 i am interested in other like it as well

[@mr.nicolas4367]

@@fredsellers6500 1) u don't do math for a living. The math in engineering degrees is really simple and straightforward 2) No, u can't do AI/ML research

[@Commonfiend]

I'm a junior computer engineering major. I think in general engineering degrees are just the hardest to get, even more so than pure physics or math. The workload and standards are higher That said, from what I've seen most electrical engineering students struggle with the computer coding classes because they take a different set of talents. Electrical engineering is more like physics and math, computer coding is more like language and art. So I don't believe it will be easy for an electrical engineer to switch to software, although if you get any engineering degree you are probably smart and hard working enough to succeed in whatever you do.

[@kingsleysunday2502]

Thank you for the video. I initially wanted to pursue a computer science degree at bachelors but I was not satisfied because I needed a major with a Prefect combination of physics and mathematics. Computer science is less Physics. I wasn't even satisfied with computer engineering either but when I checked Electrical Engineering, I realized it had what I want. Now am planning on going for Electrical Electronics Engineering. I think am on the right track

[@alithedazzling]

I absolutely can't imagine not having to think about physics haha. I think you're on the right track! I have tons of videos about EE so hopefully you find the other ones helpful as well

[@xxxalphaeverythingxxx8489]

If you did electrical engineering, you can easily switch to cs if you want. If you did cs, switching to ee would be harder than the initial

[@nonsonokon5294]

not really, i've studied electronics and i agree it's harder than just coding, but CS is a lot more than coding, theorical CS, automata, algorithms, AI and stuff are really tough, maybe what you mean is that you can easily switch to a coding job but CS is a lot more than coding

[@estangiertmichperipher62]

@@nonsonokon5294But when you do Cs the most jobs you work at require coding and you are basically a programmer. And you can also be a programmer and work on software as an EE. So he is right

[@nonsonokon5294]

@@estangiertmichperipher62 as I said before I agree it's easier to switch from EE to CS because of online resources but from my experience I realized i wasn't good at coding at all, I just though it was easy because i programmed some microcontrollers, when in facts programming require a lot of skills, and if you go into AI you should know well logic, discrete math, algorithms and stuff which are really hard to self-study well, also a company has no reason to choose EE over CS for a software specific job and we all know software is becoming more and more competitive, honestly I feel like many say that you can switch to coding but nobody really does that, because I did and I garantee it's a lot harder than many think, learning made me more humble, there is a lot more than just html and js and "copy and paste" and i feel like, because of ego, many underestimate CS thinking of it as "easy emergency plan" EE is still cool asf btw

[@estangiertmichperipher62]

@@nonsonokon5294 Yeah and of course you won’t be a better coder or programmer than the actual computer scientist, but you will still be able to Programm especially if you are interested and willed to learn about it. There are many programmers that didn’t even study but I never heard of an Ee that never studied and became an engineer

[@ΝικΝοκ]

computer science is not typing commands in a sell or writting some code to do some straightforward stuff.

[@thepurplepanda4]

Computer science is absolutely not a branch of electrical engineering. It simply derives certain factors and techniques from EE. They are mostly independent nowadays. In fact, most electrical engineers can't even begin to understand some CS topics, just because the background required to excel in either is so different. An electrical engineer doesn't study the theory of computation, discrete mathematics, algorithms / data structures, software engineering, database systems, quality assurance, HCI, AI, etc. A computer science student does. A CS student doesn't study physics, or differential equations, or advanced calculus, but instead studies more pure-math topics. Hence, in the same way, a CS student is not a branch. The methods are even different. Engineering uses the scientific method to develop and test systems. Computer science uses the mathematical method of constructivism. Engineering is like: I hypothesize this will work given these assumptions, so I build a model to validate it, then design the system, then infer accuracy from the model using a seperate one. Computing is like: I know from these fundamental axioms, that if I make these assumptions, and then derive the logic in such a way, assuming I implemented it correctly I will have the correct system. See? Fundamentally different.

[@novell80]

Well explained. Most people don't know the big differences of an EE and CS. They think that an EE can do everything what an CS can do and vice versa, but appearances is deceiving 🙃

[@chienpham8374]

This comment is so hilarious

[@navidahmed7922]

That is a very good explanation, and it is also one of the reasons that i wanted to get into electrical engineering, but you must also keep in mind that computer science is also a comprehensive field, and have various applications. It is true that the a good electrical engineer could be able to work in a certain field of computer science, but being an electrical engineer does not make you a computer scientist.

[@alithedazzling]

I mention in the video you won't be nearly as good a programmer as a computer science graduate, but you could pursue that route later on if you really want to much easier than if a CS major wanted to pursue EE

[@smwk2017]

Usually, in a project team, they have a mixture of EE and CS majors; but mostly EE. CS are useful because they may know some high level programming techniques that are not taught under EE program.

[@geornik]

Senior EE/CE student here. School is ROUGH but I'm hopeful it will be worth it. Every semester I ask myself "holy shit how am I gonna pass?", but I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. It's funny, you could spend so much time thinking about "what major should I pick?" and then at the end of the road it becomes "fuck what industry/subfield do I want to pursue?". SO many options, so hard to pick, EE is still extremely broad as Ali said. GL to anyone in this major!

[@alithedazzling]

best part is you're probably gonna switch careers in few years ;p

[@geornik]

@@alithedazzling Hope so man. I want to experience it all!

[@Myera-12]

Should I go for Electrical engineering or Computer engineering?? I AM SO CONFUSED PLZ HELP ME LITTLE …I will be grateful

[@ThunderGowPlayer]

I was wondering if EE was the best major for me, but when I saw the Rocket League menu, I realized I was born to be an EE

[@isaamvibez8913]

nahhhh we can relate

[@dontreadmyusername6787]

Just be warned that its not an easy area to specialize in like most engineering field but EE is just so 'diverse' & 'abstract"

[@ΝικΝοκ]

Computer science is not a branch of electrial engineering

[@ΝικΝοκ]

electrical engineering is a branch of physics, while computer science is a newer field more related to mathematics. stating that Cs is a branch of ee is like saying that literature is a branch of typography. Cs is relative new so academics seem to struggle to categorize it. it is just that at current years implementations of computer systems are mostly implemented in electronics. it has very little to do with electric systems like power transmission or electric motors (only if the software is build for the needs of electrical engineers) . It is true that being electrical engineer u have more options on where to work, because ee is an older and more established field, but most modern advances are related to computer engineering and informatics

[@islandsfuldkorn]

Good video, although it is not accurate to say that computer science is branch of physics or electrical engineering. It is moreso a branch of mathematics, as it doesn't deal with any of the physics related to how a computer works, but merely the mathematical implications of computers and computing. It started as a branch of mathematics, not physics.

[@louisdubois7654]

"It gives you a broader view" is pure cope. There is only 24 hours in a day and you can't become an expert at everything. Bottom line, if you study computer science full time you will be a better software engineer than if you study electrical engineering. The only reason to get an EE degree over CS is if you subjectively find the subject more interesting.

[@alithedazzling]

Lol I think in the video I said " if you study computer science you will be a better software engineer than if you study electrical engineering by the end of your BS degree" somewhere in there -- but a career is more than 24 hours, its usually 30+ years, thats plenty of time to adapt and evolve if you have a strong foundation :-)

[@louisdubois7654]

@@alithedazzling An EE degree doesn't actually give you a strong foundation to be a SWE, nor does it give you the practical experience needed to have a smooth start to your career. An EE degree trains you to be an electrical engineer.

[@Vicbat]

What is exactly Electrical Engineering in the U.S? I'm from Hispanic-America and 'Ingenieria Electrica' is about generation and distribution of electrical energy, like Power Engineering. Is it a mix of Power Engineering with Electronic Engineering and a little of computing?

[@alithedazzling]

here its anything deriving from electricity, so electronics, antennas, etc are all branches

[@Vicbat]

@@alithedazzling Thanks!

[@harvestingseason2725]

Lmao am in anesthesia in the healthcare field idk wtf am doing here

[@pkyadav1986]

I think the way you are saying that, 'if someone is an electrical engineer then he has a good understanding of software' shows that you don't even know what kinds of softwares are engineered. It's not always about utilizing the hardware at the fullest, but also about how fast the tasks are peformed while utilizing minimum hardware and you can do that only when you know how to program and not just by studying about electronics. Software is a lot about how networking happens, how it communicates, how fast, how much bandwidth is uses, and a lot about what an Operating System allows us to do.

[@michaelbruno1134]

Great video, no BS and very helpful. I’m interested in majoring in engineering and I think I’ll choose electrical after watching this.

[@alithedazzling]

Thank you! I would suggest watching some of my other videos in the "electrical engineering" playlist to make sure its the right thing for you since there's more to it than this video

[@internetworking345]

If we look around in the job market, anyone can study the CSE subjects, especially Computer Programming and Algorithms other related subjects, but not all can learn the science of electrical and electronics. I feel EE is tougher compared to CSE. But many prefer CSE subjects considering it easier way to get decently high paying jobs. But there are many in the market!

[@glock_9ine956]

I’m in hs considering CS and EE, any advice on how to pick which one to do?

[@TipsForComputerInterviews]

Also you might need some expensive equipment.

[@TipsForComputerInterviews]

@@glock_9ine956 Watch more videos.

[@ok-hg2in]

​@@glock_9ine956which one you picked?

[@glock_9ine956]

@@ok-hg2in I ended up choosing chemical

[@soulysouly7253]

Computer Science is a branch of mathematics, it just studies computation as a whole, what is computable and what is not, what can be solved in a reasonable of time and what can not be, how to arrange and work with symmetries or combinatorial structures to solve a given problem, the word "problem" being very abstract because in theory it shouldn't matter from which field the problem comes from, what matters is to have a general solution for all similar problems. There are many algorithms that were discovered and have nothing to do with data structures and software, fast fourier transform (FFT algorithm) is an example of an algorithm which is implemented in hardware for signal processing. Now as part of Computer Science you study software "engineering" which is just the application, now this sits on top of computer engineering. But like Dijsktra often said, it should be called "computing science", because outside of software development, we really, really don't spend that much time programming, that is a big misconception. In fact throughout my degree I spent more time solving math problems and designing hardware architecture than actually coding stuff, my github is almost empty.

[@alithedazzling]

yes but this video is from a career perspective. What's the point of solving math problems? Most computer science graduates end up in software engineering jobs -- people go to college to get a training to get a job, and pay money for it; this is the perspective in which this video is made

[@r_mclovin]

@@alithedazzling What's the point of solving math problems? Gee idk, Usain Bolt is a sprinter, he has to run. What's the point of him doing bench presses?

[@furymern8162]

@@r_mclovin thinking like that wont het you anywhere

[@r_mclovin]

@@furymern8162 Thinking coding 24/7 is the only or best way to improve your skills in computer science won't get YOU anywhere. Michael Phelps does squats and biceps curls not because he's a bodybuilder, but because having a well trained body is what allows him to unfold all of his potential as a swimmer.

[@dtoor1412]

@@r_mclovinwhat math problems do you do? Just discrete math?

[@Bbad_org]

EE 😮‍💨🐐

[@myworldbox]

i dont like ee and cs, i like software engineering like full stack dev and algo trading 😀😀😀

[@alithedazzling]

good skillset

[@peterasamoah8779]

Awesome video as always 🤩 I completely agree with choosing a field that’s fundamental and expansive like EE is. Computer science is cool and all but I think EE is the future

[@alithedazzling]

Glad you liked it! I think so too, it's only expanding!

[@devsharp]

First of all, Computer Scientist is not programmer. It's about computing theory. Think about your brain it is a computing system. Do not spread wrong idea about other majors to advertise EE. EE itself is very prestigous major and job. But your talks about other major make EE a hateful major for student. I presented your videos for group of students at high school and the outcome was terrible.Non of them gonna choose EE, even though some of them thought.

[@Sir_Charles007]

I agree, both CS and EE are respectable fields of study.

[@christopheribarra1170]

Lol, both are in very high demand. If you're good at it, it doesn't matter. At that point it's just a choice of preference.

[@alithedazzling]

agreed

[@McFlashh]

SE is in much higher demand. Electrical specific companies aren’t valued high on the market. Software companies are some of the biggest and richest in the world such as Google, Microsoft, Apple (iOS) etc.

[@danishclifton7494]

I am doing electrical engineering but I am fear for not getting a job in electrical engineering

[@alithedazzling]

where do you live?

[@danishclifton7494]

@@alithedazzling india

[@alithedazzling]

@@danishclifton7494 I would assume there are tons of electrical engineering jobs in india

[@internetworking345]

For any course, getting a job depends on how you are learning and gaining the skills. So, Do you learn the EE as just some random course-work of connecting wires and blinking LEDs OR Do you learn EE as a subject where you can build systems that can help the humanity. I would say students should think broader and grasp multiple skills. Agreed, that getting a job in CSE field may be easier/faster compared to EE, but look for a longer career goal. There are many in the CSE domain (even non- science students also join CSE jobs :)), eventually this may raise cutting jobs or easily replaceable situations in future.

[@rohithsudarshan6524]

I disagree, a bit. Computer science is abstract-it’s about developing algorithmic solutions to problems. These concepts exist by themselves and don’t need E&M. It just happens that the most efficient way to “compute” used hardware based on E&M; however, even if the computer was based on vacuum pumps or whatever else, the “computer science” still exists. It doesn’t depend on how we choose to represent information.

[@alithedazzling]

Of course its own realm, that's why computer science majors don't need to study physics. The point is that a good electrical engineer can become a good programmer, but its harder for a good programmer to become a good electrical engineer -- the video aims to help those choosing a major and trying to keep their options open.

[@novell80]

@@alithedazzling Agree totally👍. Computer Scientists have very less idea about physics and also other fields. For example, I know someone who studied Physics. Later he worked as a software developer, now he works as a teacher. However, it's well known that Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or Physics are one of the hardest field to study.

[@alithedazzling]

@@novell80 I can see that! I think it's considered hard because most people are not super interested in the topic -- once you are curious about it it becomes not so bad since you're willing to do the heavy work

[@novell80]

@@alithedazzling Agree... on the other hand, if studying would be easy everyone could do it. It's not easy at all. What I noticed is in Engineering faculties you've advantages if you've worked in a practical profession before, for example if you worked as an Electrician.

[@philosopher1969]

Yes, that's true. The first ever modern-day programming language was written in a paper by Konrad Zuse, a german civil engineer. In the old days, mechanical computers were successfully programed also - therefore CS doesn't really depend on the hardware - it's a concept.

[@7vikegreen]

As someone with a Master's in CE and a Batchelor's in ECE I disagree with you quite a bit. CS is definitely not a subfield of EE. By your own definition EE deals with anything related to electricity, electromagnetism and their application. For CS to be a subset of EE, any core subject of CS must also be in EE. Take for example Operating Systems. It is core CS but, by your own definition, clearly not in EE. And this is just an example. Most of CS is unrelated to EE. Furthermore, your definitions of EE and CS are a bit restrictive, there is more to these disciplines that what you say. For example, something that is core to both is Information Theory, which is neither raleted to electromagnetism nor computation. I love EE and think it's a great major, but don't fool yourselves thinking that by studying it you will somehow also learn CS. These disciplines tackle problems in very different ways. Also the problems that they focus on are quite different. One last thought: if CS is just a subset of CE, which itself is a subset of EE (by the way CE is absolutely not a subset of EE, for some reason this is a very popular misconception), isn't EE just a subset of physics? So you should go to college to study physics, it's the only degree that needs to exist. That way you can later be an Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineer, Computer Scientist, and for that matter Mechanical Engineer, Civil, Aerospace... In reality, two people with roughly the same intelligence who spend roughly the same time studying, one physics and one EE, won't be both as good at EE. Physicists will clearly be better, am I right fellas?

[@alithedazzling]

Obviously a degree in EE won't make you an expert CS or CE, but you will have a fundamental understanding of the disciplines. It is easier for an electrical engineer to learn computer engineering than it is for a computer engineer to learn electrical engineering, simple because one is more fundamental than the other. There's another comment here from a CE who would agree with this. Funny enough, if you study electromagnetic physics, you can be a really good electrical engineer. Nikola Tesla studied physics, not electrical engineering, and ended being arguably the most talented electrical engineer of all time. If you have the fundamental knowledge, you can dive deeper into any field that sits on top of that fundamental knowledge since you have such good foundation. "two people with roughly the same intelligence who spend roughly the same time studying, one physics and one EE" this depends on too many variables, but in the short-term, the one studying EE would be better at problem solving and application oriented tasks, but in the long term the one who studied physics (assuming they work in EE field) would solve more complicated problems and innovate since they have a deeper understanding of the electromagnetic physics

[@7vikegreen]

@@alithedazzling I honestly find your reply kind of naive. You have said even more things that I disagree with. But please, let's just leave that aside. I don't want to go into that. In the video you said that CS is a subset of EE. I hope I have convinced you, with the example in the previous comment, that that's just factually wrong. Now you talk about one discipline being more "fundamental" than the other. It is not at all clear to me, as I think it shouldn't be to you, why electromagnetism is more fundamental than computation. Besides, you can study EM as hard as you like, but it simply won't help you with CS. Electromagnetism has nothing to do with it.

[@alithedazzling]

@@7vikegreen "A background in electrical engineering is not only useful, but essential in some areas of computer science, such as embedded systems. Same would be true for working with robotics, drones, and autonomous vehicles. Embedded programmers need to be able to, at the very least, read and understand datasheets for microprocessors or microcontrollers that are hundreds or even a couple thousand of pages long, like this one for a project I’m currently working on; be able to read a schematic, use an oscilloscope, multimeter, and other test equipment; and know how to use all the common microcontroller peripherals, like I2C, SPI, UART, USB, DMA, I2S, ADC, DAC and many others. When programming embedded systems, you often have very limited resources, starting at a few hundred bytes of Flash and may be only 16 bytes of RAM for a tiny 8-bit microcontroller (PIC10F200 ). You’re limited to using assembly language for these little guys. So one needs to understand the chip at the register level."

[@7vikegreen]

@@alithedazzling Embedded systems is CE not CS. Most universities don't even offer courses in embedded systems to CS students. At this point it is pretty clear that we're talking past each other. Have a nice day

[@ky00j1n6]

​@@7vikegreen to continue this tremendous discussion: CS is a subset of mathematics, since Alan Turing and John von Neumann, both hardcore mathematicians, had the mathematical and logical core concepts for inventing actually a computer. Only knowing how transistors and hardware components works is not enough if you dont know how the core algorithms works, which are not really easy to understand, because you need to proof these mathematical structures which most engineers dont dealing with in their career. Engineers applying mathematical concepts and not inventing or improving it like mathematicians and most CS do. So all in all, yes as a EE you know the basic of the basics how the hardware componets works within the microarchitecture and how to programm instructions to control the machine, which is important for embedded systems. BUT thats it. The CS learns more about programming languages, operating systems, server control and administration, algorithms, machine learning... because they are the only one who knows about the core AND advanced concepts of these fields i mentioned. Everything below this, and you see its just the transistor/hardware and digital logical level, nothing more. I was triggered because someone in the comments mentioned they would higher a EE than a CS for a software engineering job, in which they are absolut no experts if they just had learned it in their bachelor degrees.

[@wheezenoises]

I originally did CS as my major, but I didn’t like it and switched to computer engineering. I would’ve switched to EE, but I would’ve been behind and I felt CE is a bit more versatile than EE, because I could get a masters in CS or EE, etc. But it’s all up to the person. I really enjoy the EE topics in CE so far

[@AhmedAdel-ij5bb]

Studying more than cs student does not make EE student better it depends on interest not anything else ☺️

[@rubenarmandofigueroafuentes]

Thank you, I was having a deep crisis since I am right now in a year of mechatroncis engineering and I was thinking of switching to cs. I think sometimes of it as a perfect degree, but I know time will float definitely and if I stay in mechatronics I can know a bunch of stuff and then specializae accordingly in deep fun stuff that I enjoy

[@JayDEEPIEAS]

Dude didn't know I need this so badly...those words calmed ma soul. I was confused in choosing EE, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or CS and ended up going in EE. I'm in second year now, things are going smooth, found interest in electronics and coding. Was stressed out if coding is an option for an EE student or not, but you cleared my doubts. More POWER to you man!💞 btw...did Programming Fundamentals in first semester, OOPS in summer and now working on DSA alongside...🙂

[@alithedazzling]

It seems like you're already in good shape! Since you're a sophomore I'd say now isa good time to start looking at internships/research, I have some videos about that make sure to check them out!

[@JayDEEPIEAS]

@@alithedazzling sure

[@un_expected_8237]

Is there any problem in doing coding along with electrical branch...?

[@JayDEEPIEAS]

@@un_expected_8237 nope...it's fun...we get to code hardwares in machine codes and arduino in c++.

[@alithedazzling]

@@un_expected_8237 not at all, highly encouraged actually!

[@VictorHugoAlvarez-eternelymiss]

Yeah i would Choose Computer Engineering BUT my problem is Huang has Masters Degree in Eletrical Engineering so i think to be able to Create Computers like him one must have Masters Electrical Engineering.

[@ΝικΝοκ]

why didn't you choose to be a mathematician or a physicist? physicists are not only restricted on studying electromagnetism and they have a broader understanding of the way things actually work (students of a fileld tend to relate every proplem with their field of study, so the broader the field the better the perspective ) Also mathematicians, since mathematics is (in a way) applied logic in number fields, are very good in logic structures (needed in software) . ok they lack of practical knowledge but it is not that difficult to understand how electromagnetic fields and circuits work (neither is needed if you are building for example a database, a net app ). also these fields are also mainly involved in the development of new type of computers like quantum so you get more opportunities (in the field of comuters ) outside of the traditional antennas micrichips boards etc... to me people going to electrical engineering opting for a software career at some point seem a bit wrong (i dont say it doesnt work ). i undertand that in many cases good students prefer ee because of job opportunities or general safety as a field, and as good students they are they could easier do somethings better (eg some soft engineering aspects) than the average mediocre soft engineer but the things you could have achieved with that mind skills as a soft eng are incoparable. also what you aare saying here is reflected to the real world. we have a lot of good ee, so year after year we have increasingly more and more hardware brakethroughs (smaller and more transistors ) but since either (mostly) ee or mediocre soft eng write software we dont get the most of that hardware. people used to write actual fun bootsector games some years ago or full games in some kb. we landed to the moon even before the invention of transistors (using vacum tube computers). we now focus more in the material than the actual process. i could make a video explain all these things.

[@alithedazzling]

you should make that video, doesn't have to be great, just good enough. share it here once you make it!

[@altidego989]

Make a video. I’d be interested

[@ElectricalEngineeringApp]

I have notes on my channel

[@AnglandAlamehnaSwedish]

Had a calc 1 professor that got an undergrad in EE then WW2 went to West Berlin n got a MA in business then discovered a new material for transistors n they gave him a PHD in computer science n sorry but listening to kids full of passion sounds like shit to me

[@furrypancoacoanut]

bro is playing rocket league in the background. hell yea

[@sanjayrajprasad734]

RAHUL JI ... Can i get a job as trainee ETO after eto course ..at age to 33 ?

[@bra195]

Yess

[@duartemonteiro9459]

I should remind you that CS also studies compilers and Computer Architecture

[@alithedazzling]

I don't think that's true for all universities... in my university compilers and computer architecture were mainly computer engineering classes, where CS focused on high level

[@duartemonteiro9459]

@@alithedazzling Did they study Theoretical Computer Science there a lot, or not really?

[@alithedazzling]

@@duartemonteiro9459 i am not sure to be honest -- they did a lot of things like data structures and algorithms and programming languages, so I can imagine it may have been on application side

[@duartemonteiro9459]

@@alithedazzling I guess it's the normal approach. Theoretical Computer Science is very interesting though, and basically the only reason why I decided to take CS instead of EEC. Been studying EEC at home with mit lectures and doing my own electric projects though, and it's been really great. You have a great channel here, keep it up

[@alithedazzling]

@@duartemonteiro9459 thank you!

[@elad2054]

Also as a teen programmer about to go the college this channel is golden for helping me decide a career-subject to pick

[@UNITEDSTATES920]

Exactlyyyyy 💯💯 u earned a new sub ❤

[@Rubianes1]

EE equates to "Full stack person" 😂😂😂 Every EE in my class treated C/assembly/architecture like kryptonite and required extensive tutoring (by the CPE's) to avoid failing. I'm sorry but CPE/CS is not a "skin" on top of EE that automatically qualifies you or indicates competence in these disciplines you're comparing.

[@alithedazzling]

definitely not automatically, but gives you the foundation to be a great CE/CS if you choose to later on

[@Rubianes1]

Agreed.@@alithedazzling

[@edwinfigueroa8604]

CS is definitely not a subset of EE that is more CompE, but even Computer Engineering is deviating away from EE into it's own thing. CS is more of a subset of Mathematics and it's applications to computation. Computer Science is much more than just programming that is the biggest misconception. In fact in a four year degree, the most coding you will do is at the beginning of the degree and the rest is theory. An EE will never beat a CS in the software engineering field unless they take it upon themselves to learn Data structure and Algorithms and make up for the coding they could have done while in school, also CS also has other fields that an EE is not qualified for such as Data Science, Machine learning; Which to an extent is apart of Signal processing but not taught to the levels of computer science and also Artificial Intellegence. You also have DevOps and Cyber security which an EE will have no knowledge of. A CS could easily be an embedded engineer with some knowledge of the hardware but unless the EE takes it upon themselves to do several practice of Leetcode and learn DSA, they fall just as behind as CS trying to be an EE.

[@alithedazzling]

Thanks for the comment! Those are all good points, but this video is made with the perspective of career development -- many students join computer science majors to learn how to program, and end up in jobs that mainly do software development. This video wishes to highlight that you can still do that with a CE and even EE degree. I even mention towards the end of the video that as an EE you won't be as good a programmer as a CS, unless you really put the effort outside of class, so I agree with you! That being said it is still easier to go from EE to CS than it is from CS to EE, since you have absolutely no foundation outside of mathematical abstraction. The is mainly sharing my experience in that I did not know what to study, so I chose a broader field that gives me options. Hope this makes sense :-)

[@sethzenger6226]

It’s easier to go into software dev after doing an Electronic. Eng degree as opposed to the vice versa.

[@randallmcgrath9345]

I have seen machine learning jobs list Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Math, and other engineering mahors as accepted degrees. It is ytue they may lack algorithms knowledge(except compeng), but they still have math and coding skills necessary since ML is math heavy. There is also the possibility they did a comp sci minor. Either way employers often have a "close enough" mindset. Evidence of this is the fact that physics majors often land finance jobs even without a finance minor.

[@YoungEli9]

A mathematician or physicist beats all these tech skills

[@philosopher1969]

I have to disagree. In all of the CS subsets you mentioned, companies are not only looking for CS grads. For example in data science, companies usually look for anyone with a degree in CS, engineering, math, stats, physics, and even finance. There are also a lot of EE and CE in Network and Cybersecurity industry. For AI and Machine Learning, I have seen job ads looking for anyone with Math, Stats, CS, EE/CE, Physics, Neuroscience degrees. Even in software engineering, which is the bread and butter of practical CS, other STEM degrees are welcome as well - CS degree is preferred though. I even witness a few business majors and pre-law majors who became software engineers - yes, software engineers - not only as coders. The thing is: most CS subsets can be done by other STEM professions if they concentrate on it - I'm not saying they are better than a CS major in a CS major's profession, but they can definitely do the application side of CS. The only hard part of CS from my opinion is the theory side. You can't say the same thing about EE's. I have yet to see any business major do any professional EE subsets - theoretical or otherwise.

[@BSingh-on4qr]

The book "range" is very good about this career stuff

[@dbgsdc3913]

Sir I have entered into college as a physics major,but it's little bit time taken process,but I can't change my major to EE because this is very difficult in my country,my country is second biggest in Asia,and job opportunities in EE ,if I only did it from government colleges of my state,or from IITs is very good,but still their earning Salary is same as those physicist, I really love physics, mathematics, and philosophy, I want to be theoretical physicist,and engineering isn't a very good field for that , I have basically interest in why and how . I never had amy interest in fixing machine,and buliding and inventing gadgets, So should I pursue electrical engineering or physics(because Electrical engineering has the most physics and mathematics)(Electrical engineering is the hardest topic in the top institute of my country)

[@alithedazzling]

If you absolutely love theoratical physics, you should study that. Electrical engineering will always have focus on application, there won't be any time thinking about the "why"

[@ΝικΝοκ]

why not becoming a computer scientis and then follow the hardware direction? as you pose it if you swap the words ee and cs the video would still make sense

[@alithedazzling]

because you do not get the same foundation

[@ΝικΝοκ]

@@alithedazzling yes of course. this goes both ways. when you become an ee you dont get the same foundation as a computer scientist and vice versa

[@swagybee3524]

​@@alithedazzling if your Passion in hardware. They why not to go for electronics or computer Engineering?

[@TheVoltConjurer]

Im very glad this video exists! I just finished my first year of college as CS and its just too easy (i program almost 24/7 as a hobby, particularly in low level languages like c, c++, and rust). So, i was really on the verge of instead doing computer engineering (which i know the point of the vid was EE, but it definitely pushed me to pursue the EE side with compsci) and i think im definitely going to switch majors. The electrical engineering side i feel like is way too impoetant to dismiss since all compsci is build upon it really, which is why i feel like compE is the best of both worlds. In an ideal world i would do EE and compsci but i dont have the time or money, but im still glad this video helped me decide!

[@alithedazzling]

CompE is definitely good balance! Good luck :)

[@TheVoltConjurer]

@@alithedazzling thank you!

[@Joseph-uz2ry]

Your first year is supposed to be easy lol. Upper division CS classes are harder

[@pranayvasava786]

i choose eletrical and computer science engineering

[@SeekCircuit]

I am electrical engineering student at QU , and this video just gave me a " push " to pursue my bachelor degree . Thanks !

[@alithedazzling]

That makes me very happy to hear, thank you for leaving this comment!

[@nguyenkhoi7512]

Well let imagine easily. In the 2cd war, America just sold materials and equipment, and France, German bought them to fight. What is the point here is that electric engineering like America, whatever you do or you fight with other like Chatgpt vs Gemini, electric cars of Mercedes vs Tesla, whatever they do, they need us to provide, develop, and manufacture for their business demands.

[@darkoperator6732]

That is what i Regret not doing.

[@mr.nicolas4367]

sure buddy

[@hamidreza3688]

I'm an electronics engineering graduate, Although the things stated in this video is true, software engineers make so much more and they have a lot more job opportunities these days. Something which can hardly be said about EEs. Realities of life dictate which path you should take. Unless you are really motivated and hard working, you shouldn't choose EE. There are lots of difficult courses throughout your studying years. Lest we forget, while a bachelor's degree of software engineering is more than enough for a lot of high paying jobs, a bachelor's degree graduate in electronics engineering is just not good for jobs in this industry.

[@shazajmal9695]

Well, I am a Chemistry graduate and I am very comfortable writing efficient codes and implementing solutions in my domain. I feel you can easily teach Computer Science to any Science/Engineering grad, but teaching the core concepts of Science/Engineering to anyone is hard. It gives you the liberty to explore and solve problems in your domain using computers.

[@TechnologyofTodayandAlways]

good video, congratulations, I'm already your new subscriber 👍 blessings 🙏🏻

[@alithedazzling]

Thanks and welcome!

[@irohan_poddar]

my branch is electrical in tier 3 college in india, but i want to become a software engineer. Can i do this ?

[@valeriavelz]

I couldn't decide if i wanted EE or CS so I just did computer engineering, best of both worlds.

[@alithedazzling]

thas a good way to look at it

[@aswin4515]

Have u completed your degree

[@AhmedAdel-ij5bb]

​@@alithedazzling yeah anything including engineering word within it 😅😂

[@davidelbicho077]

Generally, it's considered easier for a software engineer to learn electrical engineering than the other way around. Here's why: 1. Mathematical foundations: Electrical engineering is based on fundamental mathematical and physical principles like calculus, physics, and thermodynamics. Software engineers have already studied these mathematical foundations, making the transition easier. 2. Logical thinking: Software engineers are used to logical and analytical thinking, which is also essential in electrical engineering. 3. Programming and simulation: Software engineers can apply their programming skills to simulate and model electrical systems, helping them understand electrical concepts better. On the other hand, for an electrical engineer to learn software engineering can be more challenging because: 1. Programming paradigm: Programming requires a different approach to thinking and problem-solving, which can be a difficult transition for some electrical engineers. 2. New languages and tools: Electrical engineers need to learn new programming languages, frameworks, and tools, which can require significant effort. However, with dedication and practice, any engineer can learn and master a new discipline.

[@evangelinee4878]

Best and very useful abt electrical eng ever!! thkuu soo much

[@traveljacknguyen2915]

Hello! I tends to work in embedded systems. Should i choose Electrical or Computer Engineering for my study in college ?

[@hassanriaz3571]

Electrical Enginering

[@thorragnarok9181]

Can I switch to Mechanical or aerospace after electrical engineering?

[@pham3383]

electrical engineers need:good physics,good math,good C/C++ skill they can go to CS whenever they like,or they even understand how computer hardwares function better than mid tier CS programmer my experience is ,i have done many embedded program when i only have 8kb of ram,im kind of proud i can manage my memory well with my C skills

[@alithedazzling]

that's amazing, definitely C/C++ is very good skill to have, seems you have it under control :)

[@skygames1990]

Hey bro you rocked all important info in little bit over 3 minutes. 👌 Can you tell me which study would be best for someone who enjoy installing OS, and software in general. And all make sure it all works at peak of hardware with that software. Would it be Sys Admin or something similar like Beta Tester, or maybe even Medical Informatics since i like Medice also...? I prefer GUI for most part but can do in CLI. GNU Linux, Bsd or Windows... Thx

[@alithedazzling]

id start with a general CS program and then figure it out then -- no point in having a perfect plan that's gonna change later

[@PORTEnSious]

I want to be an electrical engineer I'm 17 but I'm not really good at math never liked it until now... I believe I can do it it's just a hard thought because I don't know if I can be as smart as some people and think around concepts. My dad's mom's brother seigie chavez designed the f16 jet schematics but I use to smoke back in highschool and all that so I'm just worried I don't have the mental capacity but I believe in my self at the same time.

[@alithedazzling]

i know people who smoked a ton before, quit, then did insanely well in engineering. That's just a belief, it's not serving you. If that's what you really want, go for it, you will crush it

[@THE-VRJ]

If you do ee bsc , ypu can do a msc in cse easily and get all of cse knowledge . Because ee has cs parts .

[@keeganwallis3735]

rocket league rank?

[@alithedazzling]

platinum. You?

[@theonlyalecazam2947]

@@alithedazzling Champ 1

[@fullbridgerecrifier]

كفو حبيبي علاوي 🤍

[@biyakikeya2116]

im going to do electrical engineering but im also interested in programming,do you suggest i change to computer engineering instead

[@alithedazzling]

That's one option! The only downside of computer engineering is you get away from electromagnetic physics, so you're less likely to work in energy systems or wireless communications for example. Since electrical engineering is more general, I'd stick with electrical engineering, and take programming classes or learn it on the side

[@biyakikeya2116]

Thank you for that information..I think I'll just stick with it then..also do you think being a woman in this field I'll face any discrimination?

[@alithedazzling]

@@biyakikeya2116 My intuition says no, at least not in 2022, I think many jobs now actually prefer having a woman since the current distribution percentages are skewed significantly towards men. I will try to find someone who is a woman in electrical engineering and can more accurately answer this question!

[@biyakikeya2116]

Ohhhh..okay..that's good to know..thank u for replying 😊

[@ranaharis2420]

Computer Engineering includes interaction b/w hardware and softwares.... Micro processor Embedded systems Big data & Cloud Computing AI/ML everything. Is available in CE

[@kanaiyaparmar9116]

Hi, thanks for this interesting video. Do you see any relation / synergy between electrical / electronic engineering and data science / AI / ML

[@TonyDaExpert]

Me choosing computer engineering, honestly its been very fun, mostly prepping to find a job after college with this economy though lol, I really like embedded systems but may also look for a career in either Transistor level Electronic Design or Logic Level Hardware Design depending on the job market.

[@Scriabin_fan]

I regret not majoring in Computer engineering.

[@ReyAmv]

علاوي حبيب قلبي ابو حسين ودك تلعب روكيت ليق معاي؟

[@AhmedAdel-ij5bb]

What is his origin or nationality Do u know?

[@billybobthornton8122]

My degree is indeed Electrical Engineering, but my passion turned out to be in software. I made the transition into software a few years ago and really love my job. I do embedded software engineering, full stack, VHDL and Linux OS stuff. I enjoy that much more than pure EE, but I’m still glad I went the EE route for my degree.

[@deepud2837]

i have took EE at IIT bhubaneswar now im happy to hear that...no doubts regarding my branch THankS

[@alithedazzling]

yep your branch is good!

[@WillSmith-ui1pb]

I love how he has rocket league in the background 😂

[@nightfox1475]

What I have been searching for!!!!!!

[@alithedazzling]

what exactly? the video or channel? haha

[@theotherbeatle707]

Really appreciate your insight!

[@rozhjabar729]

thank you man, this really helped!

[@arjunrai6245]

I am planning to do bachelor in EE and master in CS Or Electronics

[@B_Hghlights1]

You cleared all my doubt

[@alithedazzling]

Great to hear =)

[@elad2054]

forgot to link the video

[@Rudenbehr]

EE is just 1950s computer science.

[@sammyay-man2754]

I am graduated as Electrical engineer since 2014....but I couldn't even find one lousy job it's like the world rejects me😢

[@manfredthen]

Leave india

[@sammyay-man2754]

@@manfredthen I am not in India

[@kainatbatool622]

Which country are u from?

[@sammyay-man2754]

@@kainatbatool622 I am Sudanese reside in Egypt as a refugee

[@Gamechangerr667]

@@sammyay-man2754 Please teach it in Africa . Be a professor.

[@jrmx2s.787]

So you don't think, computer engineering would be a better decision, it's a mix of both.

[@alithedazzling]

the one you are more curious about will be easier

[@Squash101]

Can you please do a course catalog for EE like how hard was all this???

[@alithedazzling]

what do you mean by course catalog?

[@Squash101]

@@alithedazzling essentially the classes you needed to take for EE for bachelor like calc 1-3 DE, the physics an all the engineering classes and how hard they were

[@alithedazzling]

@@Squash101 OK I see, I will make one of these soon. Are you in high school considering EE as a major?

[@Squash101]

@@alithedazzling CC right now I have like 1 week to decide between EE or CS an I’m getting super nervous lmao. For EE I would have to take digital systems class and a c++ class but for CS a intermediate Java class. If I don’t decide soon I’d have to spend a whole other year in Community college so I am trying to decide fast.

[@Squash101]

@@alithedazzling I was going to ask after the math classes that are needed like calc 1-3 would you still need a lot of math for the engineering classes?

[@pyb.5672]

"Computer science is the study and use of computers... to get computers to do what you want". Although I absolutely love your presentation and sharp insights provided in many of your videos about EE, I have to say that this quote you said is fundamentally wrong, and probably comes from how poorly the field of CS is sometimes taught and presented, even at the college level. Computer science is not about computers, nor is it about science. It's about processes and computation, which can be done without computers. Think about sorting anything. How would you efficiently sort by size a group of random objects on your kitchen table. You can view this task as a process under which a certain strategy will be more efficient at the computation level (taking less time). You could literally write down strategies by applying math concepts with a pen and paper, and calculate how many steps different strategies would take, and find out the best recipe (algorithm), and finally execute it. The computer is really just a big fancy calculator that will greatly accelerate the calculations you would do on a piece of paper, but is totally not central to what you're doing. This is why artificial intelligence is so poorly understood for example. You can literally write down machine learning algorithms on paper, so the anthropomorphized robot taking over the world allegory is like saying your speakers can understand language because words come out of it when playing a recording. Keep the great videos coming!

[@alithedazzling]

you're right, and I agree with everything you are saying -- my point is that those process and computations can still be learned as an EE major, especially if you take some classes or learn it on your own -- so for those who are unsure, I would go with the broader major, does that make sense?

[@pyb.5672]

@@alithedazzling In what sense do you feel like EE is broader than CS? In the reductionist way?

[@alithedazzling]

@@pyb.5672 with CS you're really limited to solving problems in the computation/algorithms domain, with EE you can do that but also solve power, telecommunications, photonics, electronics, etc

[@pyb.5672]

@@alithedazzling There's 2 sides to what you're saying. On one side, the fact that you've been intensely plunged in the academic world of EE for a while (Undergrad, Masters, PhD), your world view has been shifted via the focal lenses of EE. The benefit of this is that you are going to be one hell of an electrical engineer, with a deep knowledge of different levels, domain, and approaches in the realm of EE. But the other side is that these lenses restrict you to seeing the world in a more heuristic way. You mentioned "with EE you can do that (computation, algorithm) but also ..." As I mentioned, computer science has NOTHING to do with computers at its fundamental level. Much less electricity. Computer science transcends the reductionist view that you hold that electrical engineering is an applied sub-field of physics, and telecommunications is a sub-field of EE, and signal processing is one sub-field in telecommunications, etc... Computer science is mathematics. Mathematics is a language, not a discipline per say. Mathematics is the language of the universe, it's also the language of science. So in that sense, computer science is not only much, much broader than you think, it's also in a different dimension in respect to the properties you attribute it. Now that your studies are done, you will probably have more free time to explore concepts and ideas outside of the intense stretch and focus in EE. I believe you will realize how informational the world is, and how humans are information processors fighting entropy. You will realize how processes and computation are not just under the umbrella of EE, but at the core of life. If you study biology, the study of life, you will realize just how true that is.

[@internetworking345]

@@pyb.5672 Physicists do more Math than the Mathematicians :p EE as a whole is a broader field, covering many aspects like building computing systems, memory systems, display systems, projection systems, anything you want to make physically, from Toys to Large Computing Devices. An EEngineer would get the knowledge can write new Computer Language/ or any OS based on their need. Not that a CSE can't get, again it depends on how people want to learn the subjects. Now a days, many see CSE like an easy way to get jobs rather than a research field.

[@TheMadisonHang]

@0:47 powerful words!

[@seanyong3399]

if i want to design things like microprocessors should i major in EE or Computer Engineering

[@alithedazzling]

computer engineering is better

[@ajeeboamir]

Thank you so much!! You just cleared my doubt! actually I do have interest to do research and to develop something new in these era! and yeah as I do want to know about computer science from the one click we enter on screen to what happens at the circuit level! I'm also interested to study about quantum computing. So yeah, I think starting with electrical engineering will be best for me!!!

[@HashimAziz1]

What do you mean by an EE writing "sets of instructions" that tell the hardware what to do? How does an EE learn this?

[@alithedazzling]

in embedded systems you learn about compilers and assembly language

[@aaqibnazir8597]

I am a lil confused I got in but CS and EE for my ug and have a few days to decide which felid should I go into? I am not sure which one I would like also I wanna go in the felid which has more scope in the future

[@alithedazzling]

Do you think you'd like programming more? Or do you like electromagnetic physics more?

[@aaqibnazir8597]

@@alithedazzling I have never done programming but I think I might like it basically the subjects I like in my Alvl( similar to high school) were Maths and physics

[@alithedazzling]

@@aaqibnazir8597 The reality is that you won't really know until you try. I'd advice taking a quick 1-2 day course on python programming for example on treehouse, and see if you like the concepts and exercises. If you do, give it a shot!

[@aaqibnazir8597]

@@alithedazzling Yes true, thanks alot for the advise means alot.

[@alithedazzling]

@@aaqibnazir8597 glad I could help!

[@fydstudio277]

Would it still be safe to say that computer science and the software engineering stuff is still a good path to choose? At the end of the day it’s considering what you want.

[@alithedazzling]

of course

[@maribjonov7424]

Hi can i study electrical engineering and cs both at a time(especially in Singaporean universities)

[@alithedazzling]

i have no idea -- check with people from that university

[@s.barasa]

Hey, which would you advice ... Electrical engineering and cs or comp eng?

[@alithedazzling]

the one you like more

[@s.barasa]

@@alithedazzling no dude like how similar are they... I want to study comp sci but also electrical engineering to have that strong foundation... many people suggest that comp eng is basically comp sci and elec engineering put together, however, I am doubtful and I am not sure if it will do the trick. so do you advise someone in this situation to go for eecs or comp eng.

[@hmd2372]

​​@@s.barasaif u like both then go into robotics is mix of electronics electricity computer science

[@mohamedsalem6301]

Are u egyptian

[@alithedazzling]

I am not haha. But I love egypt!

[@AhmedAdel-ij5bb]

I felt that but he said he is not but he is thinking like Egyptian society individuals 😂😂

[@reigndrops4090]

Thoughts on a dual degree with electrical engineering and CS?

[@alithedazzling]

good idea if you like both

[@jfndfiunskj5299]

You description of CS isn't accurate.

[@alithedazzling]

how would you describe CS?

[@hassansz1119]

thought on ME?

[@alithedazzling]

good if you like mechanics branch of physics

[@SavvySaxy]

Hey Ali, I discovered your channel yesterday and I wanted to say this is amazing what you’re doing. I’m a senior in high school and omg I’m so confused. I’m great at math and I love it. I used to want to go into business, get a major in Business analytics or something. Then I realized that I could get any analytics job just about with any STEM degree and more because STEM degrees are pretty versatile. I also love music, I’m primarily a saxophone player but I play 4 instruments really well and 10 total at a respectable level, so I thought I wanted to go into that. The thing is, is that a music degree is only really useful for teaching, so I decided against that. Plus, I took four band classes this year and yeaaah I think I prefer math. That was a lot. I’ll still do music on the side of course though. I’ve been teaching myself math at home all year (I maxed out my school’s math classes lol) and that sounds right for me. ANYWAYS. I also wanted to be an electrical engineer for years but for some reason, up until like last week, I thought that an EE major was narrow and I couldn’t get any other job with that degree. So for years I was scared of locking myself into a career if I didn’t like it. But I recently realized that’s not the case. And now I’m kinda stuck between data science and electrical engineering. That’s not as pressing of a matter as math vs music vs business, though, and I’m happy with how introspective I’ve been this past year. I do have a question (if you’ve read this far. Sorry bout this long thing. You seem like a cool guy). Would I still be able to get a job in data science with an electrical engineering degree if I decide I want that? Again, thank you for the great content, I’m definitely subscribing :)

[@alithedazzling]

yes you can, focus only on the first step and follow your curiousity, later will be figured out later -- use your intuition

[@AhmedAdel-ij5bb]

But that means it depends on your interest not which one is better he wants get an EE degree and at the same time he wants to work as a data scientist I can not understand the purpose of the vid sorry 😅​@@alithedazzling

[@pablogonzalez2009]

Hey, thanks man. I'm getting an electrical engineering diploma, and I'm pretty unsure about what I should do in the future. I really like the physics and math side of electrical engineering, but I also enjoy the coding stuff I've learnt. I'll most likely continue electrical engineering for my degree, but I'm still unsure.

[@alithedazzling]

you can stick with EE and focus more on embedded systems, but if you like high level coding way more then pick up some more softare engineering project. I'd stick with it though since you can do anything when you graduate

[@smwk2017]

Many electrical engineers deal with programming such as telecommunications and flight simulation. Companies hire EE's because CS major lack understanding of engineering principles.

[@AuxiliaryPanther]

As somebody with a BSEE who has been working in engineering-adjacent fields for years, I disagree because you are looking at the issue logically. Companies nowadays do not hire logically, but by fitting your resume into a box that fits what the company has told whomever they have a contract with, "hey, we are going to hire x number of people with y qualifications." In the Virginia Beach area, there is not a huge demand for electrical engineers, but for programmers of a thousand varieties. If you have a bypass for this process, such as knowing a contact with the hiring manager, you could try to bypass this, but the academic world is very different from the real world.

[@alithedazzling]

In the long term, what matters is skills and interest. I think going into software just because its hot in the moment is a really bad idea for the long term. you could end up with a skillset that you hate, and within few years, it may not be as hot. In the united states theres plenty of all sorts of EE jobs -- if not in virginia beach then in other areas

[@AuxiliaryPanther]

@@alithedazzling what matters to "whom", though? That is the question here. I agree with what you are saying in this reply, but your video seems to address what you value, not necessarily what industry values. And there are certain areas where EEs can get traded off for a CS major, like using SDR rather than specifically designed radio equipment, and I feel this trend will continue. Yes, Virginia Beach is not indicative of the general demand for engineering roles, but it does show what the Navy is paying for with engineering firms, and the military does provide a great deal of funding to engineering departments nationwide.

[@alithedazzling]

@@AuxiliaryPanther you cant design an SDR if you only study comp sci. You need knowledge of radios. source/sinc, modulators, encoders, filters etc -- you're just applying it in software. You can't get rid of EE skills, they will always be needed

[@AuxiliaryPanther]

@@alithedazzling I agree, but if a team of ten EEs design one SDR, this allows a thousand CSs to develop uses and applications for it, so my point stands. EEs will always be needed, but CSs will be in higher demand. It's like the Arduino platform: a team of engineers developed a board, allowing thousands of programmers to create libraries that utilize the processor architecture in either more efficient or more user-friendly ways.

[@philosopher1969]

@@AuxiliaryPanther With the talks of AI replacing software engineers and the latest AI models able to generate thousand lines of codes with accuracy in a matter of seconds - I think CS demand will take a hit - not down to zero level but it will definitely go much lower than the demand at the moment. I think @alithedazzling made the right choice.