Does electrical engineering involve a lot of coding?

Ikram, At university level for Electrical Engineering program is not expected to have high experience in computer programming when you start. In Electronic Engineering the programming (process of Coding) is part of your freshman year classes but not the main focus of the career.

Is electrical engineering and computer science worth it?

If this appeals to you, then earning an electrical engineering degree may make the most sense. However, . However, if you like developing applications, problem solving as a team and studying computation, then computer science may be the better field for you.

Do electrical engineers need to be good at coding?

As an electrical engineer who works in software, my electrical engineering classmates were pretty universally terrible at coding. But it depends what you want to do whether that matters or not. But there will certainly be SOME coding involved in your classes, but I think every required programming class only did group projects in my program.

Is computer engineering a major?

Computer Engineering is still in it’s infancy as a stand-alone major in colleges across the country. In the past, the major was called “Electrical and Computer Engineering”, but the computer side became more and more specialized, which has brought about the computer engineering major. The big issue here is ABET certification.

What programming language should I learn first as an engineering major?

Any engineering will require at least some coding. Java is a tough first language. Give python a try. I don’t understand why schools push java so much. It’s virtually useless beyond college.

Do utility engineers need to be able to code?

The ability to code is definitely beneficial to folks in my field (and other utility engineer specializations). It helps that I enjoy it too. Analog ic designer here: I’ve done some verilog coding, hp vee graphical programming, hp tester programming, general spice scripting, & Perl data management.