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On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:53:01 +0000, Huge 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.
> 
> That's what happened last time.

We used to offer an 'escape route' at the end of the first year. A joint 
Honours degree in computing (not CS) and business. Qite a good take-up, 
and it filtered out most of those who weren't really interested.



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