Re:What every computer science major should know (2011)
by willbw on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @02:12AM
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Yes, but the author mentions a lot of other stuff - I think the OP of this comment was just trying to trim out some superfluous topics.
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Re:What every computer science major should know (2011)
by greggyb on Friday July 19, 2019 @03:50PM
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GP of comment says:
> I learned most of the topics mentioned in this document while in school, and although they are all valid, they are not enough for real world needs.
Emphasis is mine. I do not know how to interpret the emphasized part except as an indication that GP thinks OP skipped the listed topics. I was simply pointing out the overlap between GP's additions and OP's original list.
Re:What every computer science major should know (2011)
by arethuza on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @05:55AM
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Who is to say that a particular topic is superfluous though - I did a maths heavy CS degree and that has helped a lot with subsequent work in engineering and finance.
Re:What every computer science major should know (2011)
by hatboat on Thursday July 18, 2019 @07:16PM
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Because the article's title specifically states that every CS major should know those topics. Should every CS major know formal methods, AI, robotics... ?
Yes the heavy math you took was very helpful (and I personally agree as someone who did a CS heavy math degree), however as stated above the list should really be a minimum requirement. Anything extra is superfluous.