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> So CS is definitely very relevant for software engineering - but you need a broad understanding instead of a deep one.

Absolutely. A general understanding of CS is necessary to be a competent software engineer. Just like a general understanding of physics is necessary to be a civil/mechanical engineer.

If there is a VENN diagram, there is definitely an overlap of "theory" and "engineering". But theory != engineering.



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