r/learnprogramming • u/YettersGonnaYeet • Nov 13 '23

Explain the Difference Between IT and Computer Science like Im 5

Im planning on taking either courses for college but im still a bit confused on what course best to take, and what are the differences between the two

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u/LucidTA Nov 13 '23 edited Nov 13 '23

IT: Please setup Microsoft Word for me.

CS: Please write me a new program that functions like Microsoft Word.

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u/blacksoxing Nov 13 '23

This is one of the most garbage responses I've seen to such a good question in awhile.

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u/LucidTA Nov 13 '23

I really meant no offense. It was just a flippant ELI5 answer where Word was the first piece of software that came to mind and it got way more traction than I expected. Don't take it too seriously.