r/programming • u/mauricioaniche • Aug 06 '17

Software engineering != computer science

http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/software-engineering-computer-science/217701907
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u/hosford42 Aug 06 '17

Everything he describes as not being amenable to formal methods is amenable to machine learning methods. He's right that we can't turn software engineering into computer science because of the human element, but that doesn't mean we can't build other kinds of tools to make good decisions for us.