In other words, debates about what makes one a good programmer are interesting and helpful. Questions about our responsibilities to the industry and society as

In other words, debates about what makes one a good programmer are interesting and helpful. Questions about our responsibilities to the industry and society as a whole are worth discussing. Discussions of the meaning and value of a university degree and universities' responsibilities can be valuable, even if they're inflammatory. However, arguments about taxonomy are boring, a waste of time, and usually more rooted in snobbery than any desire to learn or teach about our chosen field, so let's all agree on this definition so we can go back to the more interesting discussions.