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What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] jplee 35 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Programming != Computer Science. Programming is just a tool used in computer science. Computer Science is so much more and follows scientific theory and methodology.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Computer programming is to computer science as telescope operation is to astronomy.

[–] abhibeckert 7 points 9 months ago

A better analogy is writing vs writing.

Do you know how to hold a pen and draw letters? You can write. Do you want to write a best selling novel? Yeah that's a different skill.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

CS is also what most problems on leetcode and the like are about. Programming is just application of CS concepts, usually wrapped in several layers of abstraction, to domain specific problems. But I've never seen a job posting for a computer scientist specifically, yet we all know how it often looks like.