Agreed. People get the completely wrong idea simply because a computer is involved. It's the same as doing a black hole simulation - sure you have to code it up

Agreed. People get the completely wrong idea simply because a computer is involved. It's the same as doing a black hole simulation - sure you have to code it up on a computer, but a CS student is not going to be able to do a full black hole simulation. You're going to need a physics phd, not even a physics student. Same for crypto - you need a crypto phd for a fully secure novel crypto implementation, not a cs student.