Re:Stop Making Students Use Eclipse (2020)
by JeremyNT on Sunday November 07, 2021 @08:46AM
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This article is in the context of computer science education, though - not real world programming.
Undergrad CS students aren't learning software development first and foremost. They're learning logic and math, data structures and algorithms. They need a low friction environment so they can learn the academic stuff without wasting their (or their TA's) time.
So while I agree that many "real world" programming jobs require dealing with the kind of boring minutia that IDEs try to abstract, this stuff shouldn't necessarily be a prerequisite for students on a CS track. There's plenty of time for the real world later :)
Undergrad CS students aren't learning software development first and foremost. They're learning logic and math, data structures and algorithms. They need a low friction environment so they can learn the academic stuff without wasting their (or their TA's) time.
So while I agree that many "real world" programming jobs require dealing with the kind of boring minutia that IDEs try to abstract, this stuff shouldn't necessarily be a prerequisite for students on a CS track. There's plenty of time for the real world later :)