Plumbers have done more to save lives and enable the luxuries we take for granted than most. I would be lucky if my work could compare to that.
I think we need software engineers coming from electrical engineering, mathematics, humanities, and all walks of life. If you’re not interested in compilers, maybe the comments for a link about compilers isn’t your place to be.
I come from an EE background. I didn't understand the importance of computation in general until entering industry, and I want to understand compilers before I leave this earthly plane, just for the sake of understanding them.
I think we need software engineers coming from electrical engineering, mathematics, humanities, and all walks of life. If you’re not interested in compilers, maybe the comments for a link about compilers isn’t your place to be.