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That can be said about any field. You stated that computer science was one of the EASIEST fields to learn without formal instruction. My claim is that learning
by jchonphoenix 16y ago
That can be said about any field. You stated that computer science was one of the EASIEST fields to learn without formal instruction. My claim is that learning theoretical ideas, discrete mathematics, automata theory, and formal languages without formal instruction is not any easier than any other scientific field, such as chem, physics, or mathematics.
- jcnnghm 16y agoI would argue that because of the computer savviness of computer scientists, documents and tutorials about computer science are more likely to be easily located and properly formatted for display on the internet.
- jchonphoenix 16y agoThat again is a false assumption. I have professors who are great theorists but can't use a computer very well. It doesn't take computer savvy to be able to do computer science well. Hence my statement that you are confusing computer science and computer programming. The tutorials you see online are for practical applications. What you're seeing isn't computer science at all. Just a byproduct of it.