On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Eric Wilhelm <enoba...@gmail.com> wrote: > # from Jonathan Rockway > # on Tuesday 03 March 2009 10:16: > >>> This is just one of the many things I have been upset with the >>> treatment of in my Computer Science program--it's way too academic, >>> and not applied enough, but I suppose that's University in general. > > I would expect application of the Science to be found in the Software > Engineering program, but we've got a ways to go yet before it becomes a > professional discipline -- complete with licensing and responsibility.
You might be interested in this article by Peter Deming, "Is Software Engineering Engineering? http://cs.gmu.edu/cne/pjd/PUBS/CACMcols/cacmMar09.pdf -- David
