Is CS a science or engineering, or maybe something else?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

If you're incompetent and know it, wouldn't that indicate you're not ready to take the position?

Please, do not try for any jobs that design health safety equipment or equipment used in national defence of any country.

And how do you think people get competent at real-world programming? By having a job, obviously.

But you need to be able to demonstrate a basic level of competence before you can get hired. This is why there are so few armless ditch diggers in the world.

Boru