> I'm not trying to
> knock them or
> anything, the simple fact is almost every CE I know is almost
> purely into
> software. While they DO know a LITTLE about hardware most
> don't care about
> it.

Not wanting to knock the other side, but as far as I am concerned most
EE are *not* into serious software. Oh, they can write a real
time-program af a few k's of instructions, but I know none that could
write real program like a compiler or an OS or a transaction-based
database system or any other program that requires let's say a few
man-years to build.

If you did not smell the smiley here is an explicit one: ;)

In my experience (in NL) CE and EE courses have a lot of overlap,
diverging only in the later years. CE has more programming theory (how
many EE's can explain the halting problem, godels theorem or the
difference between P and NP problems?), more about
programming-in-the-large, and you might even learn another language
beside C. EE has more electrical theory, networks (not the Tanebaum's
type), and maybe you'll learn that not all electronics is digital and
voltages above 5.0 do exists and can even be used. And you might
actually see an electronics circuit, or even hold an iron in your hand
(take care to fetch the correct side). When I studied the EE faculty
even offered a course that covered welding and other basic construction
techniques, which I enjoyed (I did CE, but you were allowed to do
courses from other faculties). I heard that it has been cancelled due to
lack of interest :(

If you have a broad interest is does not matter much which side you
choose, you will fill up the gaps later. It might even be wise to choose
against your preference. And the real experience (in electronics or
computer programming) will come later.

Wouter van Ooijen

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