it's hard to think of one "craziest" thing
oh hey there haha did you disconnect?
yeah lol
lol
what's the craziest thing you've done?
any way back to our conversation. Do you think we will reach the point of creating robots liek that?
eventually, probably but there's nothing anywhere near that level that's been created though it's possible it will come in a single discovery instead of a continuous progression
yeah I feel think the same way. Does technology interest you?
yeah, that's probably what I'm going to major in I do programming part-time right now
nice!!! I have a lot to say about that I am a senior in Information Technology major at BYU
Oh, cool! Are there any specific focuses you have? Also, what do you think about IT vs CS?
ok you ready? grab some popcorn and buckle up because I have a lot to say, but first let me ask what you see yourself doing after college?
I'm not entirely sure yet
do you like to program?
Yeah, definitely, especially for fun
if you could choose a programming job then what would it be? what would you like to build?
I know the most about web development, and I enjoy using JavaScript. But, I've been really interested by the machine learning advances in the past few years So I've been learning about that and trying to build some things. It's a lot more difficult than web development, though, because it requires experimentation
yes its very challenging well then I think you would love computer science then because it will help you head that direction
How is it different from Information Technology?
I was CS major but I switched to IT because it was more fitting for me because I did not want to become a code monkey so in IT we learn about web dev, building and maintaining databases, become a hacker/cyber security guy, learn how to cbuild and maintain computer networks, we lead those subjects in BYU we also have User Experience Design CS is a lot of coding and learning math
Yeah, that's what I've heard, and I'm not sure if I'd like that Though it's probably necessary if I want to do machine learning
CS and ACME really focuses on that stuff CS is driving this contest for Alexa from Amazon
Oh, ok
Hey but here is a tip for you a big tip that I wished that I knew before I decided to do CS take IT 101. It is the easier 3 credits of your life and it will give you a super great intro to what IT is capable of and what you will learn in the major
Ok, thanks I think I'll do that just so I can decide whether I want to do IT or CS
yes do it You have to take the beginning CS coding classes for the IT major anyway so you can like work on both majors for like your first 2 semesters and still be fine when you get here talk to the IT counselor and see how you can align classes so you don't waste time in college
So IT 101 can count for CS and IT?
IT 101 is just for IT but you have to take CS 142 and CS235 and CS 236 for IT and CS hey you still there?
yeah, sorry I had to go for a bit
no worries you still in class?
Kind of I'm homeschooled
oh cool! you close graduating? xD
yeah, from high school
dope you excited for BYU?
yep, but I'm still trying to figure a lot of things out like classes I can't start registering for a month though
ooh yeah. I already registered for my fall classes haha what classes are you taking in the fall?