r/badcomputerscience

101 archived posts · May 2015 – May 2026

The absolute worst of computer science

Did someone prove P=NP using quantum physics? Is the Halting problem easily solveable using one weird trick? Is the singularity apparently going to kill us all? Then it belongs in this subreddit.

Created Oct 4, 2014

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Badcomputerscience is the r/badscience of computer science. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, check out r/badscience and read through a few threads. The basic objective of r/badcomputerscience is to identify, dissect, and discuss some of the misconceptions about our field that we see on a day to day basis, both here on Reddit and elsewhere in the media.

RULES:

1: ALL submissions must include an explanation as to why it's bad computer science. Ideally, the un-knowledgeable individual should be able to step in here and learn why what they said was wrong.

2: ALL links to content on Reddit must be non-participation (np) links. Simply replace the "www" of the URL with "np".

3: Harassment, insults, slurs, or any other offensive material will result in an insta-ban. PLEASE be civil

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