On 28-Feb-08, at 5:49 PM, Theodore H. Smith wrote:
>> No .. that's "social sciences" :)
>
> Because? You happen to be a programmer and don't like the idea of
> losing that word "science" from what you do?
I don't call myself a "computer scientist"
And ... NOTE THE SMILEY on my previous post .. sheeesh
>> A degree is not a "security blanket".
>> It demonstrates a set of understanding about the field of study.
>
> Not really. It doesn't demonstrate very much, sadly.
In your opinion
>> It also demonstrates that your at least persistent enough to
>> accomplish and acquire one instead of just waving your hands and
>> shouting "bullshit" at it.
>
> But not smart enough to realise that you can acheive more outside of
> the academia? Must be a very useful kind of intelligence, smart enough
> to be persistant at what others tell you is a good thing, but not
> smart enough to question if it is REALLY a good thing.
Ah right you have to have NOT had a degree to realize that.
I've met lots and lots of programmers
Some self taught some schooled
Those self taught one who have gotten a degree have been outstanding
A very few that have not bothered have been good
After 25 years what I learned in school is not really day to day coding
But it is still valuable
Things like how to prove, in a mathematically rigorous way, that and
algorithm IS correct
Database optimization at the level of boolean algebra
And a host of other things (yes I still have many of my texts)
But university is NOT a tech school
The point is not to learn VB, C, RB or any other tool
>> The fields of study in computer science that cover precisely what
>> you're "inventing" is actually quote huge.
>
> quote huge eh? Sorry I'm not sure what you are trying to say.
> Something about what I'm inventing... which is probably way over your
> head... despite that you feel the need to talk about it as if you can
> understand it.
typo sheesh ... QUITE HUGE ... there
like ring tree's and everything else ?
You'd be stunned at what's already been done if you looked diligently
in professional mags (ACM, etc)
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