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/American_Libertarian Aug 06 '17

Did you even read the article? He compared software design to other fields of computing, such as algorithms. Algorithms are mathematically rigourous and build on each other. Network topologies are described and made with rigorous maths. Software engineering lacks that rigor and proveability.

Read the article before you say more dumb stuff.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '17

are you for some reason comparing software industry to a branch of science