TechEcho

I think the name should be changed, since it's not dependent on experimentation, and largely has nothing to do with the physical implementation of computers.

Since this is an opinion poll, it should have the "It doesn't matter" option. That's the one I'd go for.

At least at my school (U of Washington), CSE and Informatics are completely different programs. Our Info department is basically information science, web design, and watered-down programming. They are two distinct disciplines and should not become one.

Voted no and note if you call a mule a horse it will not make it so.

"Computer Science" encompasses fields that do depend on experimentation and are concerned with real implementations. There's more to Computer Science than theory.Related: <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=690798" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=690798</a>

Computer Science is a ill-advised conflation of two different fields, of which one is largely an engineering discipline and one is essentially applied mathematics that the engineering side draws upon for tools and techniques. Neither is a "science" under any plausible definition of the word.

FWIW, that's how it is called in Italy (informatica).

no, and i think you're misunderstanding the meaning of "computer" in this context.

"it's not dependent on experimentation..."therefore it should not be called science? Software development involves experimentation, testing, trial and error, measurement, standards, and it's much more rigorous than any science.