On 8/1/06, Bill Sconce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've never liked the term "computer science." The main reason I don't like it is that there's no such thing.
If it does exist, it certainly isn't practiced very often. Myself, I prefer the term "computer engineering" for what system admins and practical software developers should do. The difference between "science" and "engineering" is a subtle one, to be sure, but I suspect you'll get what I mean. A key point is the concept of approaching things with a mind towards repeatability, reliability, standardization, understanding, and so on. Rather then just throwing things together, as seems to be more common. Debating the merits and semantics of more research-oriented activities (like AI) I ain't gonna touch with a jumbo Ethernet frame. :-)
[2] My thanks to Ted Roche for introducing me to Paul Graham's writing.
I still haven't put a tuit towards reading that paper.... *sigh* -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss