Re:Mathematics for Computer Science (2018) [pdf]
by ghaff on Friday January 09, 2026 @08:49AM
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Being "handy" around the house (or even more advanced tinkering) and a mechanical engineering degree--maybe especially from a good school--are absolutely not the same thing.
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Re:Mathematics for Computer Science (2018) [pdf]
by criddell on Friday January 09, 2026 @10:11AM
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Totally agree! And being able to whip together a webapp for your church is absolutely not the same thing as computer science.
Computer scientists often program but not all programmers are computer scientists.