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Article #620858Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Kerr-MuddJohn
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:40
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:40
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:29:15 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: > On 2018-02-22, Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote: > >> Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> writes: >> >>> On 2/21/2018 3:08 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: >>> >>>> The Phila Inqr reported that compsci is a hot major. >>>> [snip] >>> >>> I hope this reflects a true interest in computers and programming... >>> but I fear a generation of half-baked programmers who are *only* in >>> this for the money. >> >> I professor at MIT I knew from the early 80s to the mid-90s told me >> that he found "these kids smart, scary-smart" but that many of them >> had told him that they were going the tech route only because they'd >> found they were good at it. Expected to put in some entry time in >> STEM jobs but that they were aiming for management where the real >> money lay. >> >> Oh, well. Newton ended up at the Mint but at least he did a little >> serious work first. :-) > > I've worked on code written by one of those people who viewed > programming as a stepping stone to management. Hell hath no > fury like that of one of those managers who sees what you've > done to his precious ancient spaghetti. > I heard /read somewhere that Gates did an awful job of the BasicA "fill" command, but later no-one dared remove the code. -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug.
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