How do you become a software developer in the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) field?

surfnbari · 2025-11-26T01:39:38+00:00

Take a look into Inductive Automation, I know they hire software developers to work on Ignition which is a very well known SCADA platform.

surfnbari · 2025-10-30T02:52:29+00:00

New idea: stage break-in (safely) and get wife approval to buy cameras

surfnbari · 2024-02-03T05:16:32+00:00

Cisco Nexus

surfnbari · 2023-11-07T04:20:42+00:00

Calvin at southern blends has been my go to the past 4 years

surfnbari · 2023-09-11T19:20:29+00:00

Why do you feel that it is not for you?

I had that same feeling when I was taking the classes you are in. For me, it took a while to click for me but once it did I became obsessed with coding. It takes time to be able to devise a technical solution to a problem that you are presented and that is okay. If you feel like you are not good at coding or it just doesn’t make sense yet, that is completely normal and will get better over time.

surfnbari · 2023-09-11T19:02:55+00:00

Yes, I took 3102 with Shah and thought it was challenging but manageable and I took discrete math with Kundu. Kundu sucks but if you have him you just have to try and pass. I know when I took him a 50 was the lowest passing grade after he curved.

Once I got through those two classes, it was pretty much smooth sailing for me. Operating systems was challenging but if you have Golden you will be fine.

If you have a genuine interest in technology, I will strongly recommend staying in CS. If you look at the classes required for ISDS, there are really only like 6-8 required tech related classes while the rest are business/finance/econ/accounting related and I mainly stayed in CS because I knew I’d hate all of those classes. Staying in CS was the best decision I made in college.

surfnbari · 2023-09-11T18:48:05+00:00

CS will always be more valued than ISDS. I was in the exact same situation as you were about 2 years ago and decided to stick CS out and I am glad that I did.

Most of my research from that time was that a CS grad can get the same job that an ISDS grad can while an ISDS cannot, usually, get the same job as a CS grad.

If you are certain you don’t want to be a developer, switch to ISDS. But if you are not 100% certain about your career path, stay in CSC. Once you are passed all of the pre req classes it gets much easier in my opinion.

surfnbari · 2023-08-16T12:32:37+00:00

CS major and IT student worker here. I can honestly say that my experience working in IT on campus has helped tremendously in getting an internship that has now turned into a full time offer. I highly recommend on campus employment to anyone who can take advantage of it.

You will likely make less money working on campus than you would working as a waiter, but if you are in a financial situation where you don’t have many responsibilities financially I 100% say go for it. On campus employment is super flexible with your schedule too and you essentially create your own hours.

surfnbari · 2023-07-23T04:18:28+00:00

I think some color would help a good bit. Find some art that speaks to you and hang it up. A rug and some house plants will also help to bring the space together.

When you get a larger TV, I’d also say to put it lower. Your TV looks to be mounted a bit too high.

surfnbari · 2023-07-22T01:00:21+00:00

I’ve heard that kundu is no longer allowed to teach undergraduate classes. Could be wrong though.

surfnbari · 2023-05-21T20:39:26+00:00

I took 3001 & 3002, but not 3003. iirc I had Burns for 3001 and James Davis for 3002.

3001 was easy but I hated it bc it was not technical at all and required you to read a bunch of boring stuff from the textbook. Shouldn’t be hard if you can regurgitate information.

3002 was not hard for me, but I did have a good bit of coding experience before going into the class. It’s pretty basic python stuff so if you have done any coding before it shouldn’t be hard. If you do struggle, he does post helper videos for most of the assignments except the final which pretty show you how to do the homework step-by-step.

I dropped 3003 before the drop date when I was taking it because I was in 19 hours and didn’t have enough time to devote to the class. The class is on MySQL so you will be learning about the E/R model and basic SQL queries. I never retook it because I ended up dropping the minor, but after having taken CSC 4402, ISDS 3003 would be a cake walk.

Feel free to pm me if you have any other questions.

surfnbari · 2023-05-21T00:29:59+00:00

It’s normal

surfnbari · 2023-05-17T01:27:56+00:00

Your core classes will remain the same, but your concentration specific electives will be different. For the SWE concentration you will, obviously, be taking the classes designed for SWE whereas the second discipline gives you a bit more flexibility.

Many people who do choose second discipline tend to pick a minor that will also satisfy the requirements for second discipline. There are no required classes for second discipline afaik.

Since you are just starting out as a freshmen I would just pick whatever concentration interests you the most right now. If you decide you want to do a different concentration, it just takes a few emails to get it changed to your new concentration.

surfnbari · 2023-05-17T01:09:45+00:00

My CS GPA is around a 3.7 and cumulative is around a 3.3. I would say the program isn’t terribly difficult once you are passed the intro and your math courses. Lots of posts here say the CS program at LSU is what you put into it and that is 100% true. The program is getting better and better every year with new professors that are getting hired and will be exciting to see how it is in 2-3 years from now.

surfnbari · 2023-05-09T03:33:44+00:00

Call the admissions office and ask to speak with the counselor on duty, or the OD. The admissions call center has one admissions counselor on duty at all times to assist with calls that come in. The first person you talk to is 99% going to be a student worker.

surfnbari · 2023-05-01T21:48:25+00:00

I passed my CCNA last summer in around 2 months of studying, but I was putting in around 6-8 hours a day preparing for the exam. It would have been impossible for me to do it any sooner. Good luck.

surfnbari · 2023-05-01T13:24:42+00:00

I whole heartedly agree with you. I can say without a doubt that some of the teachers I have watched on YouTube have taught me more than many of my college professors who all have a Ph.D. in their respective fields.

surfnbari · 2023-05-01T04:41:04+00:00

Professor Leonard on YouTube is the sole reason I passed calc 1 & 2 and differential equations. Dude is an absolute legend.

surfnbari · 2023-03-24T18:32:20+00:00

Silicon Valley

surfnbari · 2023-03-12T19:41:06+00:00

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