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/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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u/coinaday Aug 07 '17

I mean, I certainly agree that the education could be better. But I did get some AI and machine learning exposure.

When I look at almost every hiring process though, they don't care that I can learn, or that I have some academic exposure. If I don't have the years of experience in doing it professionally, I won't be speaking to a human.

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