in reply to Re: (OT?) Usefulness of CS
in thread (OT?) Usefulness of CS

Craftsmanship is building things well.

But you have to know what you're building. Beyond the very small, you must have design.

No matter how good the construction workers, they still ask an architect to design the sky scraper.

Computer Science tries to provide the design expertise in software development.

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Re: Re: Re: (OT?) Usefulness of CS
by Anonymous Monk on Dec 28, 2001 at 06:49 UTC
    I think that is an over-simplification.
    If you are "engineering" a program then design is important and helpful. If you are "creating" a program then just sitting in front of a text-editor and feeling the code flow from you is just as efficient and just as "good".

    Sometimes closing your eyes and letting your hand wander across the page can produce the most beautiful, elegant lines of all.

    billybofh.

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