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Agree that the term data science is strange. Data engineer seems like a better name. Science implies rigorous hypothesis testing guided by a theories of how par
by avidphantasm 4y ago
Agree that the term data science is strange. Data engineer seems like a better name. Science implies rigorous hypothesis testing guided by a theories of how particular systems work. Not sure that applies to most “data science” work.
- random314 4y agoData science is perfect because an actual science doesn't have the word science in it namely physics, chemistry and biology. Instead we have social science, computer science and now data science.
- civilized 4y agoAlready taken. Data scientists are data engineers, and data engineers are data warehouse workers and janitors.
- nerdponx 4y agoNot at all. Data engineers are data engineers. Data scientists are a mix of statisticians, machine learning researchers, and data analysts.