> Perhaps we're simply confusing CS with software development, which I suppose could be likened to confusing mathematics with accounting. I think the confusion

> Perhaps we're simply confusing CS with software development, which I suppose could be likened to confusing mathematics with accounting. I think the confusion stems from the amazingly vocal community of people who claim how a degree in CS (whichever level) made them amazingly better at software development/engineering. I can imagine how a CS degree can help you with pure functional programing, or with designing distributed systems.