L Peter Deutsch: Computer Science is Not Science

I have a little bit of a rant about computer science also. I could make a pretty strong case that the word science should not be applied to computing. I think essentially all of what's called computer science is some combination of engineering and applied mathematics. I think very little of it is science in terms oft of the scientific process, is, where what you're doing is developing better descriptions of observed phenomena.

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It is applied mathematics and engineering.

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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Seibel , Peter (2009-09-16), Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming, Apress, Retrieved on 2011-04-21

Source Material [codersatwork.com]

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21 APR 2011

Is Computer Science and Engineering Field or a Scientific...

L Peter Deutsch: Computer Science is Not Science > Contrast > Fran Allen Sees Computer Science as Science
Two perspectives from two great coders on the matter.

Folksonomies: computer science engineering