Wesley Chun
CyberWeb Consulting
Principal
What is Computer Science?
Wesley Chun, MSCS, is the author of Prentice Hall's bestselling "Core Python"(corepython.com) series, co-author of "Python Web Development with Django" (withdjango.com), and has written for Linux Journal & CNET. He runs CyberWeb (cyberwebconsulting.com) specializing in Google Cloud (GCP) & Google Workspace (GWS) APIs (Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, etc.), Python & App Engine migrations (appenginemigration.com), and Python training & engineering. Wesley was one of the original Yahoo!Mail engineers and spent 13+ years on various Google API teams, producing serverless migration (bit.ly/3xk2Swi) & Workspace developer (goo.gl/JpBQ40) video series. He holds degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics & Music from the University of California and is a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation. Follow he/him on Twitter @wescpy & his technical blog at dev.to/wescpy.
You've heard of Computer Science (CS), but what is it really? Is it the same as Computer Programming? Computer Engineering? In this session, let's explore what CS is as well as take a look at what it is NOT. How does CS relate to real life? What kinds of careers can you have with a CS degree? Most importantly, what do you need to know about CS before committing the next two chapters of your life to it? Hear from someone who has "lived the life," studying it in college as well as had a three-decade long career building software and helping others along the way.
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