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Thursday, August 30, 2012

"Why did you decide to learn computer science?"

How do I answer that question?

I'm currently on the end of week 3 of my first year in computer science in university. Why did I take it? Well, I gave this answer to someone once, and it's probably my best answer so far: "I'm comfortable with a computer, and I've always been poking around with it".

But what does it really mean? What's the underlying meaning?

I'm a gamer. I play video games on the computer for long periods of time. I tweak settings using programs found on the Internet to make my games work, or work better. I attempt to edit files sometimes to change the way the game works.

I use Facebook, Twitter, I used to read 9gag. I blog, I read tech news from websites like Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Kotaku. I play around with HTML code for my blog to change the design. I even designed a blog by myself once, using the skeleton code from another design (check my previous blog, design is done by me, coding is not).

I've never even built my own computer before. The only thing I know how to remove or add into the computer are the RAM chips. I barely know how computers really work, both in terms of hardware and software. I know nothing.

In short, I use the computer more often than the average user.

Do I like computer science? Up to now, do I even know what computer science really is? Honestly, no.
For the past 3 weeks, I've been thinking of what CCA to join. There's SiG Labs and Hackers, and they're pretty similar except that one gets more official clearance and monetary support. Both of them play around with hardware or programming to do fun and interesting projects. I thought to myself: "Do I really want to do this for fun? There are movies, TV shows, and Guild Wars 2 waiting for me at home". Not to mention, there's enough work to do from my studies alone. So, yeah, I'm done with CCAs.

Then I went to do more thinking. Is there anything at all that I've studied in the past 12 years, and the majors offered in university, that interests me at all? Would I give up time to read up on these studies, to gain more knowledge for the fun of it, or to play around with concepts and theories? Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Social Studies, Art, Geography, History, English, Chinese, Literature, Design & Technology, Home Economics, 3 weeks of computer science...

No. I wouldn't

I've barely started learning anything in-depth about computer science, so it's way too early for me to say if I'll enjoy it. But as of now, on my 12 years and 3 weeks of academic study, I don't think there's anything that I'm really interested in, academically.

Sure, there are certain subjects that I prefer over others, but nothing that I truly desire to learn about.

So, why did I decide to learn computer science?

Actually, why do you ask me that question?

posted @ 1:04 am
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