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Good comment. I can code, and I am knowledgeable about computing in general terms, but I am not a computer scientist as I haven't benefitted from the rigour of
by james_in_the_uk 7y ago
Good comment. I can code, and I am knowledgeable about computing in general terms, but I am not a computer scientist as I haven't benefitted from the rigour of formal training. (I am a lawyer, fwiw).
- staticassertion 7y agoAt what point do I get to call myself a computer scientist? I dropped out of college halfway through.
- Melkor765 7y agoI think it's fair to call yourself a computer scientist if you do computer science. If I walk dogs I'm a dog walker right?
- danielscrubs 7y agoIf you write papers that is. Doing cs is not coding just to clarify.
- daveFNbuck 7y agoThere's no real fixed meaning to computer scientist, so you can call yourself one if you like. I considered myself one when I was doing computer science research for my PhD, but I don't consider myself one now that I'm working as a software engineer.