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Re:The STEM Crisis Is a Myth (2013) by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:16PM (#28062791)
> Another problem is that just because a person graduates with a degree in X, doesn’t mean they are any use at X

Perhaps true, but this:

> I know a bunch of CS degreed people who got out of virtually every coding course in university.

is arguably a different problem, because CS isn’t Software Engineering, though the right focus within CS study can be a good preparation for work in software engineering.

> They are technically part of the group of potential employees for technical work,

If they aren’t working as software engineers and aren’t seeking jobs as software engineers, are they really?

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Re:The STEM Crisis Is a Myth (2013) by MattGaiser on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:31PM (#28063000)
> If they aren’t working as software engineers and aren’t seeking jobs as software engineers, are they really?

Practically, no, but for the purposes of surveys and government reports, yes.

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