Is Web or Native Development the primary focus on a Computer Science major?

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<p>Thank you SO much for your detailed reply!</p>

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What computer science emphasis is the idea of mathematical science in computation. These include algorithm, data structure, numerical analysis, stimulations, and a bunch of many interesting topics.

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<p>That does sound interesting, and applicable to really anything related to computers.</p>

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After completing computer science, one can easily write a software / application. A real one.

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<p>Sounds great!</p>

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Web development is not a primary focus in computer science. It is just an alternative path.

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<p>OK, makes sense.</p>

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When one speaks of web development, we should distinguish web application development and web design. Web design is simply make-up: css, html, flash, javascripts, action-scripts…</p>

<p>If we think of facebook, google, or youtube, these companies hire software engineers to develop web applications. They need the computer science background to write a good application.

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<p>I would like to be experienced in web application development AND web design. I’ve had some experience with the markup languages you’ve listed, and they’re not too bad. My guess is that web application development is a lot more involved, depending on the scale of course! Imagine the developing behind Google Wave!</p>

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They need the computer science background to write a good application.

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<p>Everything is starting to make a little more sense.</p>

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Learning too many language at once is unwise. Start with C++ or Python. I find C++ a bit easier to start with because Python, with fewer synatx (this is what Python is about, people who never had programming experiences might find themselves uncomfortable.

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<p>Well, aren’t these native applications? What languages do web developers use mostly? Wouldn’t it be more of the HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP stuff? Or does learning this native code just help?</p>

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Again, if you are really into writing web development, you should break down your focus.

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<p>Good idea.</p>

<p>Really, I want to get my masters in Business Admin, an MBA if you know the term.</p>

<p>Yet, I love technology, and web design, web application development, native development, and other computer-related things like all of the math behind, in other words, computer science.</p>

<p>So, I was looking for a way to have a fantastic background in computers, so that when I begin business, I can hopefully work for, or even start my own small company, which deals with the latest technology. Like Google perhaps.</p>

<p>Thanks again for the help, any more would be once again greatly appreciated!!</p>