Re: brief survey

On Sun, 2005-09-18 at 05:44, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Quoting Cian Ross <cian@...>:
>
> > Only if you accept the term "computer scientist."  (I prefer "software
> > engineer" or just "programmer.")
>
> Hm. Were I'm from, 'computer scientist' and 'programmer' are supposed not to be
> synonymous. The later is supposed to be a fairly mundane sort of fellow, who
> just codes, and the former a more lofty individual whose competence includes
> everything pertaining to computers.
So the programmers are the ones who make the honest livings? :)


> Of course, as a technical physicist, I consider both categories to be
> insufferable geeks. ;)
Out of curiosity, why would geeks be insufferable?  And why would those
of us who know we're geeks put much stock in the opinions of those of us
who use what we build and then call us insufferable, or whatever else?


> (Tangentially, I was accused yesterday of being a hopelessly techy sort of
> fellow after describing a young woman, who is looking to do a PhD in
> theoretical physics, as a "typical girl". People have such restricted views of
> stereotypes ...)
People have such stereotypes, in the first place.... :)


CKR
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