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Because most people who studied computer science aren't employed as computer scientists. If someone refers to themselves as a computer scientist, I expect that they've either had formal (or rigorous informal) education in CS. If they refer to themselves as a programmer, I assume they know how to program. If someone says that they work at a zoo I don't assume they studied zoology. I do if they call themselves a zoologist.



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