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solarkraft on Nov 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linus Torvalds: Git proved I could be more than a ...

Computer science indeed sounds a lot like you're working with computers.

In German the subject is called "Informatik", translating to information science. I find that quite elegant in contrast.

gimboland on Nov 3, 2019 | [–]

Yes, I've heard it said that calling it computer science is like calling astronomy "telescope science".

anoncake on Nov 3, 2019 | [–]

It also helps identifying journalists that don't know what they are writing about. They frequently translate "computer science" literally as "Computerwissenschaft".

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