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Re:MIT Missing Semester 2026 by ghaff on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:58PM (#46278736)
I didn't care about sales :-) It was free and I did a couple of book-signings at sponsored conferences that other people paid for. A lot of the historical content remained accurate but the going-forward trajectory shifted a lot.

The way DevOps evolved was sort of a mess anyway but welcome to tech.

I sort of agree more broadly but I can also see a lot of students rolling their eyes at using outdated tools which is probably less the case in other disciplines.

Re:MIT Missing Semester 2026 by scottlamb on Monday December 15, 2025 @02:14PM (#46278982)
I could definitely see eye-rolls if students who know (of) git are being taught about CVS. But I'm not sure it matters that much. This stuff is tangential to the core course material, so a student (or small project group) can pick the tool of their choice. If they know something newer or better than suggested, great.