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		ghaff 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mathematics for Computer Science (2018) [pdf] 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.

criddell 24 days ago [–]

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.

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