<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>coffeethought — Computer Science Essays</title><description>Deep-dive computer science and systems architecture essays by Kristian Rickert.</description><link>https://coffeethought.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The Architecture of Computation: Why Computer Science is a Superset of Data Science</title><link>https://coffeethought.com/essays/why-computer-science-is-more-than-data-science/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coffeethought.com/essays/why-computer-science-is-more-than-data-science/</guid><description>A deep dive into why data science is an applied sub-discipline of computer science, and why foundational understanding of state machines, complexity classes, and consensus matters more than ever.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>