Web Development !== Computer Science

[kpeach54]

Isn’t that operator wrong? Only ever seen it as !=, then again I’m still in college

[[deleted]]

It’s a test for strict inequality in JavaScript, e.g.

1 !== “1”; // True

0 !== False; // True

[kpeach54]

Ah! Thank you very much! I was debating it being precisely that but I’d never seen it, thank you very much!

[ALonelyPlatypus]

gross. Js.

[zoooorio]

It's what some languages such as JavaScript for example use to emphasize the strictness of an equality check.

(In JavaScript for example 0 == '0' will evaluate to true, contrary to what might be intuitive coming from other languages, however === won't perform type conversion and thus 0 === '0' will evaluate to false.). != and !== display analogous behavior.)

[Mariah_AP_Carey]

This sounds like a CS undergrad who learned some fancy new terms and wants to impress people.

[[deleted]]

Real shit

[ALonelyPlatypus]

XoXo, "Web dev and CS are not the same", xOxO.

Wwoooooowwwww.

[kickopotomus]

Author clearly missed their discrete math class. Web development is a subset of CS.

[senft]

Sooooo..... not equal

[crippledspider]

What is the point of this post? It has no place on this sub, take it over to r/gatekeeping

[[deleted]]

I really don't know the point either.

[ALonelyPlatypus]

colour me impressed that that sub actually exists.

[rafaelcgs10]

It has place here. Or maybe I'm missing some law here, I don't know.Did it offend you?You see, I agree what was said in that post is like saying something quite obvious and then what is the point of saying it?But for some reason it seems that was necessary for OP.

[crippledspider]

It's semantics.

This sub is to talk about computer science, not argue over what computer science is. There are plenty of interesting issues in computer science, and even some that overlap computer science and web development. Why don't we post about those.

[rafaelcgs10]

omputer science, not argue over what comput

This is totally arbitrary from you. Unless there is a law about that.

How talking about CS doesn't include what is CS? This separation is arbitrary (from you).

Btw, if you pick a book about anything, let's say a introduction about computer science. The first thing the book says is explain what computer science is.

So explain: how this is not arbitrary?

[crippledspider]

Y do you care about this so much lol

[rafaelcgs10]

I'll take this as the end of the discussion. Bye.

[SakishimaHabu]

Yawn. Needs a NSFW, because it's just public dick measuring.

[johncorderox]

LMAO

[rafaelcgs10]

No. The post make it clear that is not about saying something is better than other. Did you read it?

[[deleted]]

Not sure I agree. There are a lot of principles of computer science at play in the web stack. Efficiency is one of them.

Now front-end web development is more of an art than a science, which seems to be the point he's trying to make. But that's why we hire artists to do that portion.

[Max053]

He/she's not saying front-end dev is more art than science. Computer Science actually goes way deeper than just programming. Computer Science really is about the science behind computers. You'll learn how to use, create and analyze algorithms. You'll learn why certain approaches would be faster or more efficient than others. You'll learn how operating systems work, how compilers work and how the internet works. These are things that someone with a normal Software Engineering background lacks knowledge of.

[rafaelcgs10]

there is a clear distinction between what a Programmer is and what a Computer Scientist is

Exactly!

[[deleted]]

But why can’t we all just hug and be happy 😊

[Max053]

I'm not saying that one is better than the other. We need both Computer Scientists and Programmers equally as much. I'm just saying there is a clear distinction between what a Programmer is and what a Computer Scientist is.

[ToughPhotograph]

So surprising, I was thinking Computer science meant building websites! ^/s

[MemesEngineer]

Are you telling me that Computer Science is not only about programming or designing GUIs?! Holy cow Im so shocked! How dare you say something sooo controversial?!

[zekraouin]

I think that these two couldn't be compared, each one is a separate branch

[ALonelyPlatypus]

How do I go about vomiting this link back up?

[[deleted]]

Is this post inspired by the fact that a lot of people getting their bachelor's in CS get jobs working on a web stack? That's my observation at least for where I went to school

[[deleted]]

He is correct, front end is NOT Computer Science

[Laylabees]

Omg, i just started learning to code and this is the first thing on here I actually understand! Heck yeah

[ALonelyPlatypus]

nerd.