Comments on: Software Engineering is to Computer Science… http://www.oneofthewolves.com/2009/06/06/software-engineering-is-to-computer-science/ Me, rebranded. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ranen Ghosh http://www.oneofthewolves.com/2009/06/06/software-engineering-is-to-computer-science/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Ranen Ghosh Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:40:45 +0000 http://www.oneofthewolves.com/?p=825#comment-455 See also "Computer Software Cannot Be Engineered" by Norman Young which argues that the concept of "Software Engineering," as an engineering discipline, is unfounded, and that "Computer Science" is not science, but mathematics. "Computer software cannot be engineered because there is no science of computer programs. Science is essential to engineering. The application of scientific models through engineering judgment defines the essence of engineering. Computer programs, as mathematical objects, are not subject to scientific laws. Consequently, by definition, computer software cannot be engineered. ..." http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1258979&cid=28236833 See also “Computer Software Cannot Be Engineered” by Norman Young which argues that the concept of “Software Engineering,” as an engineering discipline, is unfounded, and that “Computer Science” is not science, but mathematics.

“Computer software cannot be engineered because there is no science of computer programs. Science is essential to engineering. The application of scientific models through engineering judgment defines the essence of engineering. Computer programs, as mathematical objects, are not subject to scientific laws. Consequently, by definition, computer software cannot be engineered. …”

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