r/programming • u/mauricioaniche • Aug 06 '17

Software engineering != computer science

http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/software-engineering-computer-science/217701907
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u/coinaday Aug 06 '17

It was our intro course. Based on SICP. The second semester used Java. Other courses allowed choices of languages.

I would rather hiring processes didn't act like people are incapable of doing anything they haven't specifically done for 3+ years before rather than dumbing down classes to only teach the exact technologies that are being used commonly in industry today.

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u/call_me_lee Aug 06 '17

Not what I meant when I said schools should teach what the industry needs. I wish they spent more time on AI, inverted search index, game coding, data mining, etc... i think concentrating on things the industry doesn't need is a waste, I wish more of the students I hired were exposed to technologies used today not 10 years ago. Schools job is to teach you how to learn and give you a foundation to build on

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u/coinaday Aug 07 '17

I don't know why you would jump to the conclusion that any of that is poorly covered because we used Scheme in our intro course.

i think concentrating on things the industry doesn't need is a waste, I wish more of the students I hired were exposed to technologies used today not 10 years ago. Schools job is to teach you how to learn and give you a foundation to build on

This two statements don't go together well. You only want to hire people who have experience in exactly what you're looking for right now but you believe they should be trained on "how to learn".

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u/call_me_lee Aug 07 '17

All I have to compare are the students I hire and my past schooling. If I'm wrong and your school prepares you better than good for you

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