Re:10000 things all CS students should do before graduating
by GrooveStomp on Friday June 24, 2011 @02:02PM
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I would be wary of confusing the idea of pursuing an education with that of getting a job. There's a correlation between the two, for sure, but they're not the same thing.
I think universities themselves have been pushing this correlation, but I don't think it's necessarily the right idea to push.
raffi's point is a very good one. If you're a computer scientist, then study computer science. If you're a professional programmer, then practice programming that you'll need for your job.
It's like comparing technical institutes with universities.
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Re:10000 things all CS students should do before graduating
by notJim on Friday June 24, 2011 @10:16PM
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Isn't the distinction kind of academic? Most people study computer science with the goal of getting a job as a professional programmer.
Re:10000 things all CS students should do before graduating
by arethuza on Saturday June 25, 2011 @04:22AM
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I don't think it is academic at all - CS is pretty much irrelevant to most programming jobs in the same way that theoretical physics is irrelevant to a plumber or electrician (both very skilled jobs) - it's not that the subject is inapplicable, it's just not very useful.
Note that I did a CS degree and have been lucky to have jobs that built upon that foundation (in order: research, start-ups, industry) - if you want to do fundamentally technically difficult stuff then a CS or engineering degree may help, but that is the exception not the rule.