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What is the hardest thing in Computer Science?

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Re: What is the hardest thing in Computer Science?

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Post by Hackbraten »

Security.

It needs to be built into every phase of computing, starting with the CPU micro-code, going through network protocols, up to the topmost JS framework layer.

Screw up one piece and you may end up with a major vulnerability.

Many software project owners avoid it due to complexity. To some extent, even academia sometimes eschews it.

Re: What is the hardest thing in Computer Science?

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Post by sidntrivedi »

Hackbraten wrote: post #2

Security. It needs to be built into every phase of computing, starting with the CPU micro-code, going through network protocols, up to the topmost JS framework layer. Screw up one piece and you may end up with a major vulnerability. Many software project owners avoid it due to complexity. To some extent, even academia sometimes eschews it.

Umm..what about Compilers and their implementation? Isn't it hard?

PS: I find them the hardest.

Re: What is the hardest thing in Computer Science?

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Post by arethuza »

sidntrivedi wrote: post #5
arethuza wrote: post #4

I like the variation on that quote: "There are 2 hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-1 errors."

Haha...BTW, if I may ask, what do you find the hardest in Computer Science?

Semi serious answer: people!

Re: What is the hardest thing in Computer Science?

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Post by sidntrivedi »

arethuza wrote: post #8
sidntrivedi wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lmao Right to the point :D

Incidentally, do you mean Computer Science in the theoretical sense or the actual practical practise of developing stuff?

Umm..the whole actual development workflow i guess.
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