Technique vs Technology
I was standing in my kitchen, with a 15+ girl on my left side and a 50+ woman on my right side. The girl asked me, "akka, what is the use of computer science degrees hereafter?" I looked into her eyes, "why such a question?" "I thought I can pursue CS in my higher secondary. But everyone uses technology today. I don't think CS people will have any special quality", said the girl. "Special quality in the sense?", I asked her, though I understood her question. "Today everyone knows everything in computer science. We play in and out with all gadgets, in fact, a comman man knows more than a techie in using technology. Technology is becoming a part of life. Take me for example - I too know what is cloud computing, Artificial intelligence. I can anytime learn concepts and develop things. Then how do you differentiate a comman man from a techie?", she questioned me in curiosity. I gazed at her for few seconds and started looking around the...