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Comment by adamnemecek | Hacker News Reader

Programming != CS.

This. After finishing a BS in Maths, and with coding experience, I started a degree in Computer Sciences, thinking that I would know the most of it because I was coding since I was 15.

The truth is nope. You see a lot of things besides coding, with seems to be more important than to do a a while, compile a program or use a library. You learn the WHY, which most of the time is more important than the HOW.

That's totally true.

I agree, so I'm also going to do some of the MOOC CS courses as well, coupled with working at a startup.

I'm trying :)

Right. Knowing the name of the sort procedure in JavaScript is not the point. The point starts with knowing the difference between bubble and quick sorting and why it might matter. The heart of computer science is the mathematical analysis of computational processes.

Well how else are you supposed to interact with computers? Programming does not equal CS, hahaha! I guess in what ever "science" you are thinking of people just sit there and telepathically control the computer.

The popular and misguided thoughts about CS is that it might involve math. HELLO! have you ever had to use a calculator to write a "Hello World" program? Where is the science in that?

Could you please write your response in English?

Do we need a font for sarcasm? I'm not sure if you are trying to be witty or sarcastic.

No - your original comment doesn't make sense. I don't mean "I disagree", although from what little I can make out, I probably do. I mean "it doesn't fully parse".

I was trying to sound as uneducated and ignorant in terms of CS encompassing more than just programming. I was hoping the telepathic part gave it away.

It's sarcasm, it's really not supposed to make sense on a fundamental level. Sarcasm...

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