On Jul 8, 2007, at 10:31 AM, Lan Barnes wrote:
On Sun, July 8, 2007 10:27 am, Christopher Smith wrote:
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.
Like the distinction between mechanical engineer and mechanic?
<met a lot of brilliant mechanics and some not-so-brilliant mechanical
engineers>
Yes. The joke when I was at MIT was: "What ever you do, don't give a
wrench to the top of the Mech Eng. class. It could be fatal." ;-)
--Chris
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