• @bus_factor
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    67 months ago

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

      • @bus_factor
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        37 months ago

        I think you’ll find that the line between “computer scientist” and “software engineer” is rather blurred.

        • @bus_factor
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          27 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.

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        27 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.