I am a computer engineer and found out I need two more technical electivesto graduate, and I am debating CS 428 and CS 456, as two 3 credit classes would hopefully be easier than two 4 credit EE classes. Those of you that have taken them, how much time did they take, how difficult were they, would you reccomend them, etc...?
---- Ryan Bowman
To any CS major, I would recommend CS428 (I think it should be requisite for anyone in CS. Although I understand there are some complaints about the current iteration, it was a very enjoyable and useful class when I took it). CS456 I can't tell you about from firsthand experience.
For a CE guy, CS428 will still probably be a good bet, even though the primary focus is on the software development cycle and techniques. I'm sure you'll find quite a bit of that which is also applicable to engineering. But unless you're doing GUI in the hardware for embedded devices or something, I don't see why you'd need CS456. It'll probably still be fun if your interested in it though -- that's what electives are for, right? :)
If you can't make up your mind and have to opportunity to take both, I'd do that. If you have to choose exactly one from that set, I'd choose CS428.
Jacob Fugal
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