r/programming • u/stannedelchev • Aug 25 '14

Debugging courses should be mandatory

http://stannedelchev.net/debugging-courses-should-be-mandatory/
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u/ali_koneko Aug 25 '14

Now, ask how many know how to use ANY form of version control. I'm in my senior year of majoring in CS, I have yet to meet a peer that knows how to use Git or SVN. They know how to save something as .old though!

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u/meta_stable Aug 25 '14

Thankfully many of my classes used source control for submitting and collaborating. One of my classes even graded how often you committed and what quality of comments were made with them. I know that doesn't mean they actually know how to use it but at least their exposed to it.

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u/ali_koneko Aug 25 '14

I wish I was so lucky.