I wish they'd call it Computational Science, since that's what it is. Computers are only involved for convenience, just like with geometry and lithography.
I do think that both approaches are legitimate, but conflating engineering with mathematics just causes unnecessary confusion, and feeds pointless Internet flamewars over semantics.
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"Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."
I wish they'd call it Computational Science, since that's what it is. Computers are only involved for convenience, just like with geometry and lithography.
I do think that both approaches are legitimate, but conflating engineering with mathematics just causes unnecessary confusion, and feeds pointless Internet flamewars over semantics.