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Bob Eager <news...@eager.cx> wrote:
> 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.
> 

The problem with going from IT to management in most places seems to be
that you're labeled a computer geek and have to work vey hard to erase the
label. Businesses seem like to like me to like to promote people with
non-technical  backgrounds, and of course MBAs for upper management. It's
almost like the way to get promoted from a computer job is to be a terrible
programmer.

-- 
Pete