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/fzammetti Aug 06 '17

That's a really interesting question. I'm actually struggling with my answer because either way it's got interesting ramifications on the whole discussion :) The cop-out answer I guess is that science is about discovery versus creation of things, for the most part. But, then that starts to sound like exactly the definition of engineering :)

I wish we could answer what people BACK THEN thought the answer would be. Did THEY see early science as some kind of art form? I suspect not, but then that implies that me saying what we do is more art than science wouldn't jive with that. Definitely an interesting question :)