Todd Walton wrote: > On 8/23/07, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Software != Engineering > > I looked up "engineering". I had to. Most accounts of engineering > (on m-w.com and using Google's define:) say it involves applying > science and math to practical problems. > > So, does software apply science and math to practical problems? And > the corollary question: Is computing "science"? >
I suggest there might be other definitions worth considering, before actually taking up the questions you ask. I don't feel comfortable offering the alternatives, but would hint they spell Engineering with a capital E, and take more words to describe. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
