From: james@...
Date: 2002-05-14T07:20:25+09:00
Subject: RE: OT:is software eng an art?

>
> > Hmm. I was taught it was a branch of mathematics, and that hard-core
> > computer scientists rarely needed an actual computer, since the proofs
> > could be done with a yellow pad and a pencil.  Programming is
> to computer
> > science what engineering is to physics.  The purity of abstractions
> sullied
> > by practical application :)
>
> True, but computer science includes hardware, no? At least the way it was
> taught to me.

*Gasp!*  Oh no!  Haven't you heard the joke?

Q: How many computer scientists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None.  That's a hardware problem.




James