Hello All My question is what is the diff. between a Software Eng. & Computer Sci. degree. Some of my profs say that they don't know of any schools offer a BS in Software Eng. If that is the case then why do people use that term? Or is it a Masters degree or something like that? I also would like to thank Eric Hughes for replying to my early question on Q&A a dos database problem. His basic steps solved the problem in less 30 min. By the way the algorithm used very lame. abs(ascii character - 255) I would like a little more info on the debugger method. Has anyone the address to MircoSystems Management magazine, I need the April 93 issue, but unable to find it local. Thanks in advance. Red :) <on.......................... <ornts188@ksuvxb.kent.edu> typo above
Excerpts from cypherpunks: 28-Apr-93 Need some Advice by "Robert D Shofner"@vax1.cc.uakron.edu
My question is what is the diff. between a Software Eng. & Computer Sci. degree. Some of my profs say that they don't know of any schools offer a BS in Software Eng. If that is the case then why do people use that term? Or is it a Masters degree or something like that?
Well, I'm not too sure what this has to do with cypherpunking, but here goes: The difference between Software Engineering and Computer Science is sort of like the difference between Differential Equations and Mathematics. SoftEng is a subset of CompSci. I don't believe there are any schools that offer SoftEng as a BS degree - very few schools even offer an undergrad-level SoftEng course, Carnegie Mellon University (we're ranked second in CompSci overall) being a notable exception. We offer a Masters degree in SoftEng, and even have a program set up that allows a student to achieve a BS in CompSci and a MS in SoftEng in five years. [However, squeezing both those degree programs into a 5-year period would probably kill most ordinary mortals. I don't recommend this program, as lots of people have a hard time fitting the BS into four-and-a-half :) years. We're a tough school...] Not a University Spokescritter, but I play one on the net, -Spam -- spam+@cmu.edu |~|___________ Spam is: Please sm6h+@andrew.cmu.edu | \ Steve Marting Email me anonymous mail: | . / Carnegie Mellon U. For my PGP ap.2879@cupid.sai.com |_____________> Pittsburgh, PA Public key!
I also would like to thank Eric Hughes for replying to my early question on Q&A a dos database problem. His basic steps solved the problem in less 30 min. By the way the algorithm used very lame. abs(ascii character - 255)
Now that you've figured out how, could you write the method up in more detail? Please include facts like the location of the password inside the database files, the version of Q&A you tested, etc. I'll put it up for ftp when you're done. Share the work so that others can look at it. The password was encrypted on a character-by-character basis? Some people really are foolish, either the ones who wrote the software thinking it was secure, or the ones who pay the ones who wrote the software to recover lost passwords. Any encryption that allows passwords to be recovered should not be called encryption; it should be called snake oil.
I would like a little more info on the debugger method.
Got a program? You've got my email address. Eric
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