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**LfYaRf1S** · 10-07-2008, 05:55 PM

It does nothing to my theory ... Canada is stupid, therefore you can't use it as an example.

You're right, though, it's just a terminology difference ... I use it because I think there should be a term for what I consider computer scientist (someone who studies it at a theoretical level). To me, Scientists (generally) are always people studying 'why' and less 'how', while engineers are studying 'how' and 'what' - ie, what are we making today.

I would never consider myself a scientist, even though I sometimes develop new ways of doing things; I am an engineer, a tinkerer, not a theorizer.

But at the end of the day I suppose it doesn't really matter

I think the difference explains why he doesn't consider 'computer scientist' a professional, though - not because YOU aren't a professional, but because he doesn't consider CS to be your career (at the moment).

10-07-2008, 05:55 PM	#29
LfYaRf1S Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 506 Senior Member	It does nothing to my theory ... Canada is stupid, therefore you can't use it as an example. You're right, though, it's just a terminology difference ... I use it because I think there should be a term for what I consider computer scientist (someone who studies it at a theoretical level). To me, Scientists (generally) are always people studying 'why' and less 'how', while engineers are studying 'how' and 'what' - ie, what are we making today. I would never consider myself a scientist, even though I sometimes develop new ways of doing things; I am an engineer, a tinkerer, not a theorizer. But at the end of the day I suppose it doesn't really matter I think the difference explains why he doesn't consider 'computer scientist' a professional, though - not because YOU aren't a professional, but because he doesn't consider CS to be your career (at the moment).
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