“Computer science is not about computers”
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“Computer science is not about computers”
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Re: “Computer science is not about computers”
#2Dijkstra, to whom that quote is often attributed, preferred to call it "Computing Science" as it is the science of computing.
Re: “Computer science is not about computers”
#3This quote, regardless of its origin, has been used many times in the past in similar forms, and in different contexts, and is quite useful. Another example: geometry is not about compasses and straight edges anymore than computer science is about computers.
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#4A lot of people think it is. Computers are a deep well and you could easily subdivide it quite a bit.
1. Math-heavy "CS" that studies algorithms.
2. The study of teams and best practices, maybe "Computer Sociology"
3. The study of tech team and company efficiency, maybe under psychology.
4. Computer Engineering, the study of how to engineer computers
5. The hypothetical science behind that engineering, the science not of algorithms, but of structure and design of computers themselves
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#5It's technically not even a science. It's in the realm of logic and maths. After all we don't call algebra a science, why does computing all of sudden need the word?
So to some it all up: computer science is neither about computers nor is it a science.
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#6So what the hell is CS about ?
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#8It's technically not even a science. It's in the realm of logic and maths. After all we don't call algebra a science, why does computing all of sudden need the word? So to some it all up: computer science is neither about computers nor is it a science.
This reminds me of Holy Roman Empire, it's neither Holy nor Roman nor it's an Empire.
Re: “Computer science is not about computers”
#9It's technically not even a science. It's in the realm of logic and maths. After all we don't call algebra a science, why does computing all of sudden need the word? So to some it all up: computer science is neither about computers nor is it a science.
It's true that for some time now "science" has been used almost exclusively for disciplines that make use of experimental methodologies, but in earlier usage it just meant roughly
"the process of creating knowledge." The German "Wissenschaft" (which is normally how "science" is translated) is closer to the older meaning (though I'm not fluent in German, so I'm just going off what I've been told).
Re: “Computer science is not about computers”
#10So what the hell is CS about ?
Boolean algebra