Okay, I'll think about it. Are you some kind of physicist or something?
My kid has a masters in engineering.
I'm an EE turned CS. I am well versed in most sciences and engineering disciplines because I enjoy those fields. I'm a generalist who tries to understand as much as I can about everything. It helps me in many ways so I have kept at it my whole life.
Why did you decide to turn CS?
It was a more exciting field than the power industry was at the time. I had been programming as a kid/teen since 1980 and had access to a lot of technology growing up. As an EE I found myself writing programs to help me do my job better and easier and it just went from there. I really only chose EE over CS because I didn't feel like CS was going to teach me things I didn't already know. Looking back now, I was correct in my analysis of the matter.
A self-taught programmer with an electronics background is a formidable force to reckon with. The best programmers know how computers work at the lowest levels and I'm glad to have had the chance to jump in when things were really evolving quickly. I don't know what they are teaching in CS degree plans these days (besides software equity and inclusiveness CRT bullshit), but I do know that the code jockeys coming out today don't know shit about programming. It takes me about a year to turn a CS grad into a usable coder for my line of work. They are truly getting worse though. Sigh.
But you're analytical. I'm creative, I was a graphic designer and am a copywriter and musician (not a great one).
Like I told my son, you're going to be less relatable than somebody who grabs a guitar at a party and wows everyone.
But who cares.
You assume too much. I have a background in graphic design (I had a side gig small business doing desktop publishing in the late 80s, early 90s). I also am an amateur musician with quite a bit of vintage synthesizer and audio processing gear. Beyond that, I do wood working, creative writing (I've been published in two short story compilations) and can cook very well.
At parties, let's just say I can always engage just about anyone on many, many topics and friends/people I work with consult with me more often then they google something because I can explain what they need to know in a more digestible form than a search result can. I think I'm quite well rounded in my personality and education.
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