Re:The Magna Carta Essay
by rmc on Friday December 30, 2011 @06:03PM
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As programmers who have college degrees and have to pass FizzBuzz at job interviews, I think we all have a low opinion of how good college degrees are. As such, I think cheating on a college degree is similar to cheating on an exam when you're 13. C'mon, it's not that important that you got it fraudulently.
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Maybe part of the reason so many college-educated programmers can't pass FizzBuzz is because a lot of them cheated?
That could be the case with some people, but cheating is not that rife. The amount of rubbish programmers is massive. There are loads of students who don't cheat, and can't programme, but can get a CompSci degree.
As such, I think cheating on a college degree is similar to cheating on an exam when you're 13. C'mon, it's not that important that you got it fraudulently.
I'd say the main issue here is not that cheating on a college degree indicates a lack of competence. Rather, it indicates a lack of trustworthiness. This is just as serious of a shortcoming.