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From: ejnorman@uwmacc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: software engineering
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Date: Sat, 28-Mar-87 20:48:40 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 28 20:48:40 1987
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In article <7802@clyde.ATT.COM> spf@bonnie.UUCP (Steve Frysinger) writes:

> Now, I'm led to reconsider what "computer scientists" do.  Do they
> "discover" algorithms that are floating in Plato's Ideal realm?
> Then they are like mathematicians who "discover" new algebras.

Well, I'll just trot out one of my favorite riddles again; it seems
somewhat appropriate to me.

Riddle:
What's the difference between a mathematician and a theoretical
computer scientist?

Answer:
A mathematician knows how to prove things without using induction.

Eric Norman
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