>The point about engineering is that there's no movement saying that engineers should stop studying physics, and consume physics knowledge in special packets prepared for the use of the "engineering industry" by physicists. Yet this absolutely fantastical idea is how the work done by computer scientists is supposed to be distributed to software engineers. They need not study the fundamentals, because they need not understand them, just consume the artifacts produced by those who do. Most of the low standards of modern software can be traced directly to this attitude.
Do whatever you want. Nobody is stopping people from studying multiple fields. The main point is that the human brain has limitations. In general the majority of people can master only a few specialties. This is the MAIN reason behind the "standard wisdom".
Do whatever you want. Nobody is stopping people from studying multiple fields. The main point is that the human brain has limitations. In general the majority of people can master only a few specialties. This is the MAIN reason behind the "standard wisdom".