Computer Science
I wish people would respect computer science more.
I wish people would call me a “IT people” less. I studied computer science and what I know are more than simply information technology. I know many technologies with give neither you nor me any information.
Computer science is not something that you could understand just by working in so-called “IT industry” for over 10 years. Computer science is not something you could bluff. Computer science is not something you could handle just by buying few C# or Java books from Amazon or Golden Arcade Center.
Computer science requires training. Training not necessarily be given in universities or schools. Many 1337 in the field do not possess a degree in computer science. However, the amount of time they spent on coding is more than many many computer science graduates. Training in computer science are carried out in terms of either coding, or mathematics.
Computer science requires effort, time, hardworking. Our culture based on credits, kudos and appreciation.
Computer science people do coding most of the time, but, coding is not all we could do. Some of them paints, some of them dance, some of them sleep (or do not sleep). We’re technical not because we could only be technical. We’re technical because we like and we want to be.
Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. - Will Durant
Computer science is art. Computer science is philosophy. What is thinking? Can computer “think”? It falls into the area of Computer Science.
Computer science deserves respect from everybody.
Comments
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ya, IT can refer to anything, such as hardware support, or configuring things in windows server environments.
Since I do not have a degree in comp sci, I definitely can relate to your statement about evaluating computer scientists based on how much time is actually spent coding apps, especially real finished projects for real clients.
I actually think theory and all those intro classes taught at Universities are quite the timewasters (challenging but unnecessary). Until you go and build a real app in a real world situation for money, all that other classroom stuff is fluff utilized in measuring someone’s potential (or failure potential), and I never enjoyed it.
Btw, nice changes to your blog. I’ve tried Ruby on Rails but recently switched to django, liking python way more and the django advanced templating system is second to none.
http://www.djangoproject.com - they should be going to v1.0 in about 2 months.
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This is something from a IT people.
