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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: CS education
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Date: 11 Nov 89 01:31:59 GMT
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I'd like to hear someone expound on the exact differences between a
computer scientist and an engineer.

What sorts of disciplines do M.E.'s and Civil Engineers learn that
computer scientists miss?  What kinds of "methods of thought" do we
need to stress more in computer science?


Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
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