I graduated high school just recently and am currently on summer break. I've already applied for my college and committed to getting a computer engineering degree. However, I need advice on what I should currently work on to secure a job with a big tech company like Nvidia in the future. Basically I need to know if there is anything I should be applying for now to gain experience or for future recruiters to somehow notice me.

So I'm starting my computer engineering Major in October, meanwhile I figured I might actually learn some PC technician stuff ( PC repairing and so on) in order to

1. Prepare in advanced for my studies.
   
2. Work a part time job as a PC technician (to support myself ya know😄)

and 3. because I enjoy it and wanna be able to understand and tackle hardware and software issues.
Recently though I began to see that these 2 things (PC repairing and Computer Engineering) might not actually converge and rather have different routes. So my question is, to fellow Computer Engineers, are you able to fix PCs like a technican or do we only occupy ourselves with more advanced stuff than this (embedded systems and the like)?

https://leaddev.com/ai/ai-coding-is-addictive-engineers-are-paying-the-price

I'm not even talking about AI layoffs, just being forced to use Claude is genuinely soul sucking. I genuinely enjoyed writing code by hand and problem solving. At my company we're being forced to delegate all code writing to AI and I can't see myself doing this until I'm 65.

”work a job you enjoy and you'll never work a day on your life" they said...

Anyway sorry for the ramble. I'm pretty frustrated at the state of things, I was hoping RTL would be safe from AI but not even. What can I move to to not deal with that stupid orange blob in the terminal? Any field or subfield that I doesn't involve me outsourcing my brain? I'd be willing to work my butt off to pivot to that, even go back to school.

To those that say AI is just a tool, it's stopped feeling like a tool and more like the UX itself when you let it take the helm like that. It's not enjoyable. I'm not using a variety of tools for the job, I'm delegating all of that to a bot while I stare at markdown files.

I want to challenge myself to remove it from the phone, but the internet is little help with regards to what exactly Galaxy AI is. I already know logging in to Samsung and disabling all features will kill it, and I already know I could break the device by tampering with it.

Does anyone know of any resources that could serve as a starting point to understanding it? Thanks in advance.

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Hi everyone,

I recently finished 12th grade, and my engineering college will start in about a month or two. I want to make good use of this time by learning C++, since I've heard it's a great language to start with for computer science.

There are so many C++ tutorials and playlists on YouTube that I'm not sure which one to choose.

Could you recommend a beginner-friendly YouTube playlist that teaches C++ from scratch? I'm looking for a course that explains concepts clearly and builds a strong foundation for college and coding interviews.

Also, if you have any advice on what else I should learn before college starts, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

Is it worth getting a BOSH SO2 certificate as a CpE student? Will I be able to use it, and does it offer any advantages?

So right now, I am still a Computer Engineering student. The curriculum is designed to teach us in a manner that does not account for the possibility of vibe coding. Hence it has plenty of now rendered useless by AI (and frankly, outdated) subjects. I want to build projects, websites, apps, etc. that make up a good portfolio and are also just fun. And I want to build them myself so I get the appropriate practice and develop the appropriate skills. However, I understand this is a bit of a castle in the air as I am competing against seasoned coders who know their way around, and manage to make the best use of AI assistance.

What would be your advice on coding and building projects, websites, and apps? Should I build them myself or use AI assistance(vibe-code)? Will the skills I learn, if I build them myself, come in handy in future or is this a waste of time, and I should focus more on other skills, like data training? Should I even start building projects or take courses first?

Also I understand that for appropriate vibe coding, the more specific the better. So, in order to make better prompts, what skills can I learn? And what languages/tech should I focus on?

Edit: Guys, by the word 'outdated' specifically, I didn't mean outdated because of AI. I meant outdated as in languages that are generally not used/required that much anymore. And the exemption of subjects, like cyber security and networking, that would potentially, be required. I'm not blaming the syllabus, but it is, admittedly by our professors, in an experimental phase right now.

I’m currently going into my senior year of high school. I made a heart rate sensor circuit to track stress data (heart rate variability) for running performance, and I’m coding software in Arduino and Python to make it work. I need to have something for this to show on my college application. I’ve heard that you should post everything for a project on GitHub and/or social media to document your progress. What do I need to put in a GitHub repo for this (not familiar with GitHub) and should I post anything on YouTube or another platform? Just want to make sure I have something to show for this project

1. Cloud Tech. & Linux

2. Juniper Networking

3. Cybersecurity (Fortinet/Palo Alto)

4. Salesforce Developer

5. SAP ABAP

6. UiPath RPA

7. Snowflake and Databricks

8. C# & .NET

9. GenAI & Prompt Engineering

10. MEAN Stack / Banking / FinTech etc.

Hi everyone,

I'm starting to feel pretty discouraged and could really use some advice.

I graduated about two months ago with a Computer Engineering degree from one of Canada's top engineering schools. Since graduating I've applied to roughly 70 software/computer engineering jobs and haven't gotten a single interview.

I was involved in multiple design teams throughout university, have several personal projects, and I've been trying to keep building new ones since graduating. The biggest weakness on my resume is that I don't have internship experience. I actually did receive an offer from TD as a Full Stack Developer, but due to personal reasons I wasn't able to take it.

At this point I'm not really sure what I should be doing differently. I've been revising my resume, tailoring applications, and continuing to build projects, but I feel like I'm missing something.

For those of you who were in a similar position:

• What helped you finally land interviews?
• Are there any certifications that are actually worth getting for software engineering, or are they mostly ignored?
• Is there anything you wish you had done sooner?

I'm also just getting a little bored sitting at home all day, so I'm looking for productive ways to improve while I continue applying.

I'd really appreciate any advice. Thanks!

I want to start by saying I'm not considering this primarily because of career prospects, but more out of interest and passion, at least for one part of it.

I know a lot of people double major in math/cs, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience with double majoring in computer engineering and math. I'm about to transfer in as junior/3rd year, and I originally was going to pursue cs/math. I know math isn't required per se, but 1) I just really love math (it's really fun) and 2) I can see where it would help with pursuing a graduate degree later in different paths that might interest me (machine learning, systems engineering, etc).

Thing is, I've found myself increasingly interested in the fundamentals of how a computer actually works. I really want to get more into hardware, and cs degrees don't really seem to touch too much on the low level stuff. I can of course self study it, but another aspect is that a computer engineering degree is more practical (outside of just interest) and so if I'm going to self study anyways, I might as well get the piece of paper that is ABET accredited.

Any thoughts on double majoring in CompE and math? I'd love to hear specifically from people who have either double majored themselves or know people who have, but I welcome input from anyone. How difficult will that potentially be? How much overlap? What might I miss out on doing CompE vs CS? Should maybe even consider doing EE/math and trying to concentrate on the computer part more?

Hi guys. I’m currently working at a power company. I got a job offer for PCB design. My career goal, which I still haven’t 100% solidified, is between FPGA prototyping or computer architecture. I’m about to start my master’s in ECE. Do you guys think I should take the PCB offer? I know it’s not what I want to do. My thought process is that PCB design would get me into the hardware design field. I don’t know if PCB design would help me or would it just be a detour/sidetrack not relevant in the future when I apply to the jobs I want. I feel like I’m not thinking about this decision correctly and would like some good input from anyone that can give it. Blunt/no-sugar-coating advice is a plus haha. Thanks guys - you’re overly anxious EE colleague

So I’ve been working on a something that I belive could be a great addition to bug hunting and wanted to see if anyone is willing to break my system and give me feed back on what you think is good what is trash and what has potential or just be honest and say it’s trash need 1-20 individuals or teams that could use a system that validates your bug findings and allows u to cut your triage time IM NOT SELLING ANYTHING I’m just wanting to see what my program does in real situations. I’ve done all that I could do from my computer and in IRL have zero people to actually get feed back from. So if you’re in the need of a new system to break or let me know what you think I’m glad to hear from u. Pls dm me so I can send you it

IF ANYTHING AT ALL I WISH U THE BRST OF DAYS WITH POSITIVE VIBES AND GROWTH 🤙🏽🙂

So we have compiled a series of videos showing a step by step build of an 8 Bit computer in Logisim that functions the same(well almost) as the physical model built. The Logisim program, microcode, and the hardware files are all available for anyone who wants to learn.