On Jul 8, 2007, at 8:49 AM, Lan Barnes wrote:
OK, this was on Slashdot so you may have already seen it, but just in case
Yup. I need to read the book to really understand its point, but I thought people always understood that there was a difference between "programming" and "computer science". Certainly, lots of folks do programming without ever understanding computer science, and it is entirely possible to get a PhD in computer science and still be a lousy programmer. To me, it is like the difference between an electrician and an electrical engineer. Some people are good at both, but one shouldn't confuse the two just because they both involve electricity and circuits.
That said, I find this a curious time for a book on this to be published, because it seems to me like the need specifically for computer scientists is growing so much.
--Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
