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Enginee(r)ule (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by Cover_czar@lemmy.ml to c/196

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[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Depends on the engineer. Some make the software which does the math.

[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

Those are computer scientists

[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I think you'll find that the line between "computer scientist" and "software engineer" is rather blurred.

[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Although to be fair most simulation code I've come across was written by Physics majors who really shouldn't be writing code. Most of those implementations are a crime against engineering and humanity alike.

They do the job, though, and I suppose crimes against engineering are better than crimes against physics, if one had to choose.

[-] JDubbleu@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago

Software engineers*. Computer scientists are concerned with the math behind computing and are mostly found in academia. Software engineers generally have a foundational knowledge of computer science they combine with software engineering principles to create robust software. Generally software engineers do have computer science degrees though.

They share a similar relationship as engineers and physicists.