I don't get it, why is everyone so binary? (yup, i know, but it's my first post, a little geekness is healthy here).
EE 0, CS 1?
I think everyone here is missing, is first of all, what is a computer? an electronic system.
what do fpgas, plcs, pics, and microcontrollers all have in common? they are programmed.
so you can't and shouldn't separate both worlds, i mean, sure our "dreams are digital" and "it's an analog world", but well, for making good things you need to understand them, i mean, it's funny to see all this CS guys tremble when you talk about writing in assembly (when every EE programs microcontrollers in it).
And also just thinking the electronic part is the important one is wrong, i mean, look at software based radios (where radios reconfigure themselves in order to read any kind of singal, -google for gnu radio-), and belive me, things like that are going to be more common in the future -look at triband cellphones-.
So as an advice try to look for a career that has something of both worlds, or at least take some of these classes: CS guys, take computer architecture and computer organization; EE guys, take operating systems and compilers.
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I don't get it, why is everyone so binary? (yup, i know, but it's my first post, a little geekness is healthy here). EE 0, CS 1? I think everyone here is missing, is first of all, what is a computer? an electronic system. what do fpgas, plcs, pics, and microcontrollers all have in common? they are programmed. so you can't and shouldn't separate both worlds, i mean, sure our "dreams are digital" and "it's an analog world", but well, for making good things you need to understand them, i mean, it's funny to see all this CS guys tremble when you talk about writing in assembly (when every EE programs microcontrollers in it). And also just thinking the electronic part is the important one is wrong, i mean, look at software based radios (where radios reconfigure themselves in order to read any kind of singal, -google for gnu radio-), and belive me, things like that are going to be more common in the future -look at triband cellphones-. So as an advice try to look for a career that has something of both worlds, or at least take some of these classes: CS guys, take computer architecture and computer organization; EE guys, take operating systems and compilers.