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On 2018-02-21, Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:
> On 2/21/2018 3:08 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>> The Phila Inqr reported that compsci is a hot major.
>> 
>> Across the country, the number of computer science majors
>> at doctoral institutions has more than tripled in the last
>> decade. It’s much hotter than it was during the dot-com
>> blitz in the late 1990s, according to the national Computing
>> Research Association. The group refers to the current surge
>> as “Generation CS,” fueled by the pervasiveness of computing
>> across society and the plethora of jobs, some with six-figure
>> salaries and eye-popping signing bonuses.
>> 
>> for full article please see:
>> http://www.philly.com/philly/education/hot-major-on-campus-computer-science-20180218.html
>> 
>
> 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 rememebr it being said that medicine is very popular (in schools)
until the first corpse has to be dissected, and it may be the same
for computers, when the first debugging has to be done.


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