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Re:As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating by apetresc on Monday May 29, 2017 @10:43PM (#14442735)
Let's keep it real, the cheaters aren't opting out of learning to code because they want to dedicate all that extra time to mastering the theory instead.
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Re:As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating by Nition on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @02:29AM (#14443272)
The real problem is, the idealised goal of a university should be "learn something", but it's actually "get a degree".
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Re:As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating by majewsky on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @05:20AM (#14443943)
Another case of "Once you turn a metric into a goal, it ceases being a good metric".
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Re:As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating by FabHK on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @05:42AM (#14444042)
Goodhart's Law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

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