Malware "best practices"

[Ben Scott]

On 8/1/06, Bill Sconce <sconce at in-spec-inc.com> wrote:
>     I've never liked the term "computer science." The main reason
>     I don't like it is that there's no such thing.

  If it does exist, it certainly isn't practiced very often.

  Myself, I prefer the term "computer engineering" for what system
admins and practical software developers should do.  The difference
between "science" and "engineering" is a subtle one, to be sure, but I
suspect you'll get what I mean.  A key point is the concept of
approaching things with a mind towards repeatability, reliability,
standardization, understanding, and so on.  Rather then just throwing
things together, as seems to be more common.

  Debating the merits and semantics of more research-oriented
activities (like AI) I ain't gonna touch with a jumbo Ethernet frame.
:-)

> [2] My thanks to Ted Roche for introducing me to Paul Graham's writing.

  I still haven't put a tuit towards reading that paper.... *sigh*

-- Ben