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Computer Science: A. Superior and Inferior

The document discusses four careers in computer science: DevOps Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Robotics Engineer, and Quantum Computing Researcher. For each career, it provides details on what the role entails, important skills required, and current and potential applications of the field.

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Computer Science: A. Superior and Inferior

The document discusses four careers in computer science: DevOps Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Robotics Engineer, and Quantum Computing Researcher. For each career, it provides details on what the role entails, important skills required, and current and potential applications of the field.

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Computer Science
A. Superior and inferior

Superior:

 Makes you think like a computer. Excels at algorithm, creativity, and


decision making.
 Suit in most kind of jobs.
 Quick to adapt.
 High Salary.

Inferior:

 Depend on your complexity to create or develop program into your head.


 Need strong programming skills and an understanding of software
development processes.
B. Careers in Computer Science

1. DevOps Engineer

When people think about computer science and programming, they often
think of software development: people making software. But how does that
software get to users, and who maintains it while it’s out there? That’s IT
operations: people deploying and maintaining existing software. Development
and Operations both write code and make decisions that are critical to the
product, but some companies organize them as different departments with
different goals. DevOps is a combination of those two groups, in word and
work. It’s an approach to software development where those teams work
together to release code quickly and safely.
DevOps roles fill this need by making automated systems to deploy code and
bringing organizational changes that increase collaboration between
development and operations teams. This allows them to improve their
software by releasing new features quickly without breaking old ones.

Roles like this may also be listed as Site Reliability Engineering. Site Reliability
Engineering (SRE) was created at Google around 2003 with the same goals in
mind and, like many things from that company, the name got popular.

DevOps is an exciting field because it touches the entire release process. Who
cares about a new feature if it’s not available to users? How can a new system
create impact if it’s filled with bugs? DevOps ensures that new features and
software is released quickly, has low rates of failure, and in the event that
something does go wrong, that it will be fixed quickly.

The DevOps Engineer role requires a broad skillset because it covers the entire
release process of a product. Some of the most important skills required are
given as follows.

One of the most vital skills of a DevOps engineer is software development.


DevOps engineers typically have knowledge of multiple technologies and
tools used in software development, including knowledge in programming
languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, or JavaScript. Engineers will use these
technologies and tools to make the software and frameworks needed for the
products and to accomplish tasks such as automation.

Another important skill of a DevOps engineer is IT operations. A DevOps


engineer should have experience with IT roles including system, network,
and server administration. DevOps engineers should also be able
to test, deploy, troubleshoot and provide QA support regarding the
products that are released.

Some other important skills include source


control, communication and collaboration, as well as the ability to make
good business decisions.
2. Machine Learning Engineer

Another increasingly popular software engineer role is Machine Learning


Engineer. As more companies use data science to make informed decisions,
they hire more programmers specializing in Machine Learning (or ML for
short). Machine Learning engineers build, well, machine learning algorithms.
They focus on writing optimized algorithms that make use of massive amounts
of data, which in turn can be used to create different products. So what
distinguishes a machine learning engineer from a data scientist, or even a data
engineer?

While ML engineers need the holistic knowledge of a data scientist, they also
need strong programming skills and an understanding of software
development processes, like a traditional software engineer. Ultimately this
combination means that rather than producing insights through their own
analysis, they’re building the machine that will discover those insights for
them. They’re harnessing data not just to communicate findings, but to build a
system or product that utilizes that data directly.

Being a ML engineer puts you at the cutting edge of two fields: software
development and data science. So take note - while understanding
computer science is important, to land this job you’ll need to have a solid
background in data science as well!
3. Robotics Engineer

We may jokingly say that robots are soon going to take over the world but
according to Loup Ventures Research, the industrial robotics market is
supposed to increase by 175% over the next 10 years. Whether it’s the arm
that grabs your Amazon order off the shelf or your personal Roomba, robots
are part of our lives in many different ways.

Robotics encompasses several different fields, including mechanical


engineering, electrical engineering, and, you guessed it, computer science. You
can think of each of these fields as applying to a different part of the robot:
the body [how it moves], the nervous system [how it senses], and the brain
[how it decides]. So in addition to programming a computer, you also have the
chance to design and put together the entire system.
When designing a robot, its physical attributes are only half the battle.
Consider the Mars Curiosity Rover, which landed on Mars in 2012. It’s a car-
sized, incredible exploration machine, capable of analyzing soil samples,
avoiding hazards, cleaning itself, and performing x-ray spectrometry. This is a
massive mechanical and electrical engineering accomplishment, but the rover
also requires software to run. Engineers at NASA wrote 2.5 million lines of
C that tell Curiosity what to do and when to do it.

In Robotics Engineering, you will have a chance to be at the forefront of


designing some of the world’s most incredible machines.

There are many industries and areas that currently use robotics, and this
number is constantly increasing.

In ocean exploration, robots such as the Deepsea Challenger are used to


perform deep-sea dives for research. Robotics is also used in space
exploration, with the Mars Rover being one such example.

Robotics is also utilized in the military, for machines such as drones or


missiles. The area of disaster relief also uses robotics, to provide aid to
people in areas that other humans are unable to reach after a natural disaster.

In the field of healthcare, robotics is used for important surgical procedures,


and for other important applications such as prosthetics.

Robotics is also utilized in agriculture for farming and harvesting crops, as


well as in manufacturing, such as for vehicle production.
4. Quantum Computing Researcher

Quantum Computing is the hot new field that has companies like IBM and
Google racing to be at the forefront of an emerging industry — and studying
computer science will help you be a part of it all.

Quantum Computing refers to computational processes that utilize quantum


mechanics. In order to explain quantum computing, it’s important to recall
how traditional or “classical” computing works. In classical computing,
information is stored in bits. Bits can have one state, on or off, also
represented as ones and zeroes. Quantum computing results from the fact
that subatomic particles can simultaneously exist in multiple states. Think of it
as the difference between a situation being in black or white versus the entire
color spectrum. With quantum computing, information is stored in a quantum
bit (referred to as a qubit) which can have multiple states, store huge amounts
of data, and use much less energy.

Because quantum computing is able to store and process information in a


much more sophisticated way, it is able to perform calculations and model
phenomena much more quickly than even the fastest supercomputers. Given
its capabilities, there are some really interesting applications for quantum
computing related to information security, chemistry, finance, and artificial
intelligence. However, you might have to wait a bit until we can really use
quantum computing. While IBM has allowed people to use its quantum
computing resources since 2016, early stages of commercialization will really
begin to emerge in 2025 (Information Week, 2018).

Quantum computing researchers are expected to have a good understanding


of mathematics, physics, and computer science concepts. In addition, having a
strong theoretical and research background is helpful.

Although a degree in one of these fields will be useful, it is not an absolute


requirement for some quantum computing positions. As the field of quantum
computing is growing, companies are starting to spread its applications to
different areas, such as finance and engineering. So, it is possible that in the
future, there will be positions in quantum computing research that do not
strictly require someone to have a strong mathematics, physics, and computer
science background.

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