perelgut (06/17/82)
I agree with the people who claim Computer "Science" is not a true
science. My impression is that there are two distinct sub-genres. The
first group are engineers who take proven techniques and build programs
from the specifications given. Much of software engineering is based on
this approach.
On the other hand, there is a small group of extremely talented people
who I usually refer to as "artists". They do creative work and "invent
from the pure stuff of thought."
Of these two groups, the engineers who build software tools and design
programs are the "scientists". The programmers who use the tools are at
best engineers and most frequently craftsmen (to be polite). The select
few are artists.
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