Computer Science

Anything else, like "How do you declare a class in C++?" or "What video card should I buy?" is not Computer Science. It's something Computer Scientists should probably know, much like "How do I use a pipette" for chemists, or "What three letters do I put at the end of a proof" for mathematicians, or "Which way do I turn the screwdriver" for engineers, or "How do I focus a telescope" for astronomers, but it is not Computer Science.

thanks to Anon from >>>/sci/

Well, duh. "How do you declare a class in C++?" is just programming. Which, of course, is the name of this board.

Thanks for telling those who have achieved satori through the SICP video lectures something they already know. And BTW, that `anon' comes from /prog/

Uh... If one isn't used to the tool then they might not know how to use the tool. Not all engineers are able to use a lathe, they'd damn well ask for documentation before using one. Abelson told us that Computer Science is as much about computers as Physics is about lasers, so you're damn correct.

>>2
``How do you declare a class in C++?'' isn't programming, it's just typing. And as typing goes, it ranks just below typing slash furry Harry Potter/Twilight cross-over fanfic on the scale of respectability.

>>5
You could iterate this further and state that ``How do you declare a class in C++?'' is just motor skills.

>>6
I think ``skill'' is putting it a bit strongly.

This is stupid. Anyone asking a question like "how do you declare a class in C++" is likely doing so because they are learning how to architect a program. That doesn't make them a computer scientist, but it does allow that they will very likely be practicing computer science. This is a very basic syllogism; I thought you faggots from /sci/ understood elementary principles of logic, but I suppose I gave you too much credit.