Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: OT: Does Computer Science Need Computers? Date: 4 Sep 2026 18:48:41 GMT Lines: 12 Message-ID: References: <18d1ffe2a110b2ac$14913$961095$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <117ei03$m6ai$2@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net HB4TW17RzSEbeqXisBNJ4Qc5PhMdNxcKJyUS+BF5VIhkWF4HuU Cancel-Lock: sha1:wd+V1oivAFYxCsFCX05nF++YkNw= sha256:2LPFpQL0oY9qFkysUXSb5Rmh4MM5kI0L9DpX5WMHhus= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:91106 On Fri, 4 Sep 2026 14:44:35 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > Eventually I discovered that what I had was not knowledge of computer > science, but software engineering which is how you actually produce > software on time, on budget, and tested. Good technical writers, while not expert in the particular field, can take geek speak and make it comprehensible. Programming is similar. The old 'jack of all trades, master of none' comes to mind except the mastery is the ability to grasp what is needed in a particular trade and make it happen.