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- From: Reg Foulkes
- Subject: Re: Colleges Need to Fix the Bugs in Computer-Science Courses
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.124826.16565@bnr.ca>
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- References: <1992Jul21.042112.21715@beaver.cs.washington.edu> <matjmm.711728626@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> <2388.2a708d66@vger.nsu.edu> <1992Jul26.095819.24215@athena.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:48:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul26.095819.24215@athena.mit.edu> solman@athena.mit.edu (Jason
- W Solinsky) writes:
-
- >I disagree, however, with placing the fault on schools when it should be
- placed
- >on companies. The depth of a bachelors degree major is deeper than what would
- >be provided by a software engineering sans theory major. It belongs with most
- >electronics engineering degrees at the associate level. A Bachelors degree is
- >simply not necessary for your most basic programmer. Alas there seems to be
- >an attitude (in all fields) that a BS is necessary to do anything.
-
- This is probably the most over-looked factor. Companies need to relax their
- standards somewhat and bring in people from other areas. At a programming level
-
- I believe it is better to have a general background rather than a specific
- background.
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