"The point of the analogy is that the implementation -- essentially what CS is all about..."
Computer Science is not about how to build a computer.
Computer Science is about what you can do with a computer. Google's pagerank is computer science. Recommendation systems, like Amazon and Netflix use, are computer science. Computer science is about discovering new ways to design bridges -- not about building them.
Computer Science is not about how to build a computer.
Computer Science is about what you can do with a computer. Google's pagerank is computer science. Recommendation systems, like Amazon and Netflix use, are computer science. Computer science is about discovering new ways to design bridges -- not about building them.