From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: jmartin@cs.ucla.edu (Jay Martin) Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada? Date: 1997/04/30 Message-ID: <5k8b0p$25f2@uni.library.ucla.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 238532203 References: <5ih6i9$oct$1@waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu> <3359e813.340466234@news.pacificnet.net> <5iri6b$jn0@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5k60au$gig@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> Organization: University of California, Los Angeles Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: eachus@spectre.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus) writes: >In article <5k60au$gig@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> kaz@vision.crest.nt.com (Kaz Kylheku) writes: > > Have you ever seen code written by engineers with no understanding of > > computer science? :)) > It looks almost as bad as code written by programmers with no >knowledge of software engineering. ;-) > It is possible to learn, and do, software engineering without a >computer science background. But on large projects both computer >science and software engineering are necessary. It is handy if most >project personnel, including the project leaders, know both. Huh? By definition, if the subject has to do with practical software construction then that is in software engineering. If it is worthless theoretical masturbation, then that of course lies in the domain of Computer "Science". Jay