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>Software engineering is really distinct from computer science I think both phrases are floating signifiers in practice.
by viccis 2y ago
>Software engineering is really distinct from computer science
I think both phrases are floating signifiers in practice.
- advael 2y agoFair, but I think they at least attempt to signify pretty different things
- mbreese 2y agoOne side is theory and the other practice. In theory, there is a clear difference. In practice, it’s a bit fuzzier. (Yes, I know the original saying is that “in theory there is no difference, but in practice there is”… but this worked better in the context, which I guess, in some ways, also makes the same point).
- viccis 2y agoHonestly I probably shouldn't have qualified it with in practice. They're both floating signifiers in theory and practice.