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There is no reason computer science needs to be steeped in academia. The only reason why it is so popular in the first place is because it is so practical and a
by ampdepolymerase 6y ago
There is no reason computer science needs to be steeped in academia. The only reason why it is so popular in the first place is because it is so practical and applied. Easy to profit from. If you worship your ivory towers, feel free to become a mathematician.
- wodenokoto 6y agoI think computer science has every reason to be steeped in academia.
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoBy your logic, the creators of PageRank should have chased after the tenureship rat race like every upstanding academic instead of trying to commercialise.
- craigsmansion 6y ago> By your logic That does not follow, in any shape or fashion, from what was stated.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't take HN threads into flamewar. It leads to predictable places, therefore tedious ones, therefore off-topic ones. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html