Is computer science a science
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“Computer science is a terrible name for this business. First it’s not a science (…) and it’s not about computers.”
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Maybe referring to this distinction? twitter.com/alex_wykoff/st
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It’s a tad more complex than that. Computational theory is more math than science, programming language theory is more art and engineering than science, operating systems is more engineering than science (or art). Ditto for just about every other subfield.
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