Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby

Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by qntty on Saturday December 16, 2017 @06:59PM (#15943036)

Just so you're aware, calling yourself a computer scientist because you have a degree in CS is something that only college students / recent graduates do. "Software Developer" is a better word for what you do.

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by imakecomments on Saturday December 16, 2017 @07:15PM (#15943079)

This is a bit of an overgeneralization. Are all computer science graduates software developers? Are professors with PhD degrees in CS not considered Computer Scientist? Your statement assumes graduates stop at the BS level and get programming jobs.

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by qntty on Saturday December 16, 2017 @07:23PM (#15943116)

Yes the borders between are categories are blurry but it helps to start with a crude generalization. The only people I know who call themselves computer scientists publish papers, and most people don't start calling themselves computer scientists until they join the scientific community in some way.

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by brailsafe on Sunday December 17, 2017 @02:07AM (#15944607)

Don't you mean "engineer"? ;)

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by qntty on Sunday December 17, 2017 @11:01AM (#15946242)

Or something like that :)

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