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Article #620897Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Charles Richmond
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:54
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:54
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On 2/21/2018 4:58 PM, ma...@mail.com wrote: > 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. > > Debugging can be challenging, but *not* as repugnant and off-putting as cutting up a human body IMO. Some few actually enjoy debugging... I've not been in that rare company myself. -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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