IceDread,
No, that's not the case.
I'm not sure what you're disputing here. Are you saying that the fields I listed are not different, or that the article and comments do not conflate them? You seem to be saying that a degree in Computer Science doesn't let one do computer science which seems absurd. You might be saying that you don't need a degree to do the field and for Programming and IT that is true. For CS or CE that is less true.
Would you would actually recommend your children to take an education and go into our business area?
Which business area? My entire post was that there is not a single field that encompasses "computer expert". There are (at least) the four I listed.
Would I recommend that my children go into:
a) Computer Science: Sure. It's a great field with lots of interesting questions ahead of it. Natural Language, Machine Learning, Massively Parallel systems, etc.
b) Computer Engineering: Sure. Inventing, designing, and building electronic devices would be fun.
c) Computer Programming: Mostly. Again, lots of challenges, interesting projects, the thrill of creating. The only caveat is I would recommend a CS degree instead of a programming degree.
d) IT: No. Lots of drudgery. Long hours. etc.
And Since this is SQLServerCentral
e) DBA: Maybe, but again they should go through CS or at least Programming to get there. Database development is a lot more fun that server administration.
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JimFive