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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by saalweachter on Friday November 30, 2018 @06:46AM (#18568397)
Some things in CS programs are engineering, other things are philosophy.
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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by humanrebar on Friday November 30, 2018 @08:09AM (#18568775)
Advanced CS work has more to do with psychology and sociology than science and engineering in my experience.
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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by 13of40 on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:39AM (#18569380)
I agree, but I'd say "software engineering" rather than "CS". It's hard to produce software at scale without herding lots of cats.
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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by polynomial on Friday November 30, 2018 @08:30AM (#18568904)
Care to elaborate?
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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by humanrebar on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:39AM (#18569375)
The problems (or at least the solutions) stop being technical and start being cultural and political pretty quickly.
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Re:Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview by adonnjohn on Friday November 30, 2018 @10:34AM (#18569788)
STEM and humanities sit hand in hand nowadays. STEM to turn needs into realities, humanities to effectively manage relationships/expectations across every level of stakeholders.
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