Eminim bu siteyi takip eden insanlardan bir kısmı genç arkadaşların sorduğu "ya, hocam ben bilgisayar okumak istiyorum, bilgisayar mühendisi olacağım, ne dersin?" şeklindeki sorulara maruz kalmıştır. Bu tür sorulara kapsamlı ve sistematik olarak cevap vermek, genç (ya da yaşlı) insanları "bilgisayar mühendisliği/bilgisayar bilimleri" nedir, ne değildir konusunda aydınlatmak kolay değildir. Ancak geçen gün sundance arkadaşımın bana gönderdiği bir belge bu konuya son noktayı koymuş durumda: ODTÜ'den
Dr. Göktürk Üçoluk'un
BİLGİSAYAR MÜHENDİSLİĞİNE İLİŞKİN SIKÇA SORULAN SORULAR başlıklı yazısı sanırım konu ile ilgili hemen herkesi aydınlatacak nitelikte.
Man#1: I think you should see this.
Woman#1: It's just a kid.
Rock Guy: This is a G cord. (Strums his guitar)
Man#1: He's learning. Absorbing. He's getting smarter every day.
Anthropologist: Homo habilis was the first to use tools.
Coach Wooden: A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that's teamwork.
Man#1: It's happening fast.
Astrologer: We've always watched the stars. If you look at the sky, you can see the beginning of time.
Mr. Gates: Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom. But sharing data is the first step toward community.
Poet: Poetry. There's not much glory in poetry, only achievement.
Voice: Knowledge amplification. What he learns, we all learn. What he knows, we all benefit from.
Ms. Nasar: One little thing can solve an incredibly complex problem.
Ms. Marshall: Everything's about timing kid.
CEO: This is business. Faster. Better. Cheaper. Constant improvement.
Pilot: So, you wanna fly, huh? Wind speed, thrust, it's physics.
Latin Teacher: Res publica non dominetur.
Plumber: Plumbing, it's all about the tools.
Ali: Speak your mind. Don't back down.
Cut to camera panning over boy's head into white.
Woman#1: Does he have a name?
Man#1: His name is Linux.
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