On Tuesday 14 June 2005 08:12 am, Magnus Lycka wrote: > Oh well, I guess it's a bit late to try to rename the Computer > Science discipline now.
Computer programming is a trade skill, not a science. It's like being a machinist or a carpenter --- a practical art. Unfortunately, our society has a very denigrative view of craftsmen, and does not pay them well enough, so computer programmers have been motivated to attempt to elevate the profession by using the appellative of "science". How different would the world be if we (more accurately) called it "Computer Arts"? -- Terry Hancock ( hancock at anansispaceworks.com ) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.anansispaceworks.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
