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From: campbell@sauron.UUCP (Mark Campbell)
Newsgroups: net.cse
Subject: Re: Value of Computer Science degree
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Date: Mon, 17-Feb-86 09:11:56 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 17 09:11:56 1986
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Reply-To: campbell@sauron.UUCP (Mark Campbell)
Organization: NCR Corp., Advanced System Development, Columbia, SC
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Keywords: CS Degrees, Bullshit, SARCASM

> [Blah, blah, blah...]
>
>The EE says 'get a bigger hammer', the BSCS says 'get a bigger saw'
>and the BA says 'lets try a screw driver, lets try a wrench, lets try...'

Unfortunately, the objects which are being manipulated are usually a board
and nails in this case. (:-)
An EE really says "Yo, BA, use apostrophes in contractions and quotes for
quotes".  (Sorry)

>A BA also likes to 'simplify things' conceptually (often leading to
>oversimplification).  He is more concerned with the principles
>specific implementation practices.  BSEE's can complicate a wet dream ;=}
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> [Blah, blah, blah...]                    /
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(Freud must have been a BSEE!) -------


I'd just like to say how informative I've found this entire discussion.
Over 90% of the volume has basically been an exercise in self-justification;
a bunch of people arguing that they have the BEST possible degree and that
anyone that doesn't have that degree is marginal at best.  It's not very
difficult to imagine the degree earned by the author of the above bullshi...,
uh, article.

My opinion?  Let's see, my degrees were in EE...
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Mark Campbell    Phone: (803)-791-6697     E-Mail: !ncsu!ncrcae!sauron!campbell