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From: ramesh@cvl.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: software engineering
Message-ID: <2109@cvl.umd.edu>
Date: Wed, 25-Mar-87 17:25:28 EST
Article-I.D.: cvl.2109
Posted: Wed Mar 25 17:25:28 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Mar-87 04:44:52 EST
References: <340@ndsuvax.UUCP> <141@tijc02.UUCP>
Reply-To: ramesh@cvl.UUCP (Ramesh Sitaraman)
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Organization: Center for Automation Research, Univ. of Md.
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Summary: Software Engg. vs CS

In article <141@tijc02.UUCP> djm408@tijc02.UUCP (David Marks         ) writes:

>     It is my belief that computing has matured to the point that Software
>Engineering should be split off from Computer Science as separate a discipline.
>This is analogous to the split between chemistry and chemical engineering.

I concur entirely with David's remark. The preperation needed for
Software Engineering and CS are completely different. A lot of
good can be got by offering different courses and degrees for both.
The present day graduates know very little of either. Specifically,
people interested in theoretical work gain very little mathematical
maturity in their courses as is required to do research in these areas.

				Ramesh Sitaraman
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