# Scientific Computing Category

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scientific-computing-category/276>\
**Category:** Meta Discussion\
**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scientific-computing-category/276 "2016-11-14T00:51:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scientific-computing-category/276/11 "2016-11-14T21:33:11Z")

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This is my final post on this thread, as my argument is not about the suggested category. I’m interested not in people’s preferences, but in the [big picture of things](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discussion-categories/85).

> [@ChrisRackauckas](#):
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> No it can’t, not without changing the meaning of scientific computing from its common use to its literal words.

> [@ChrisRackauckas](#):
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> No, just the talk about methodology for computing specific equations. That’s where the overlap is.

It definitely can, it’s only a matter of a few clicks. But these are not suggestions for names, they are mere examples of the proper relationship between the name of a category and the names of its subcategories. In such cases there is no such thing as a perfect name, cause they all have their disadvantages, cause human language itself is imperfect, as are the people using it.

> [@ChrisRackauckas](#):
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> I am pretty sure more people who are here are talking about implementation and using packages, not convergence proofs, which is why I’d call it scientific computing.

You focused on the wrong part of my post, namely the examples. People could endlessly argue about proper calling, especially when they don’t make an effort to consider alternative points of view. And majorities come and go, their advice rarely passes the test of time.

My point is for everyone to raise their heads a little and try to look beyond the limits of a single category or package or organization they happen to spend most of their time in, so as to cooperate in finding names that in the long term will benefit the whole community. This isn’t the case so far. If people refuse to look around them, fragmentation can easily take place even inside a single forum.

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