Learning to Code vs Learning Computer Science

Re:Learning to Code vs Learning Computer Science by visarga on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:11AM (#7209592)

I'd split Computer Science in two - the basic stuff and the cutting edge. While most CS graduates have the former, they are ignorant of the latter, unless they read up research papers.

It is good to have a foundation, and coding alone doesn't give it, hence the need to learn basic CS, but probably nobody can keep up with the cutting edge of it, being so vast and dynamic.

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Re:Learning to Code vs Learning Computer Science by dragonwriter on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:34AM (#7209649)

> I'd split Computer Science in two - the basic stuff and the cutting edge. While most CS graduates have the former, they are ignorant of the latter, unless they read up research papers.

That's pretty much true of graduates in any field of science, not just computer science. A BS is a fine grounding in the basics of a field, getting a grip on -- usually some slice of -- the cutting edge is something you do by reading current research in the field.

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