> I assume you're talking about things like optimizing a search of a list by using a better data structure or sorting algorithm. You assume wrong. They were no

> I assume you're talking about things like optimizing a search of a list by using a better data structure or sorting algorithm. You assume wrong. They were not straight up textbook problems, but I agree that I used a wealth of existing knowledge to apply it to my specific problems. That's what engineering is. > You didn't solve these problems, other people did Naturally. If you are working on finding novel discoveries the world has never seen before, you would be appropriately labeled a scientist working on science. Hence, also why we consider the algorithms I mentioned before to come from computer science, not software engineering.