>E.g. the popularity of CS in the media means that it attracts poor candidates Well, that's somewhat true, although it's probably more to do with middle class

>E.g. the popularity of CS in the media means that it attracts poor candidates Well, that's somewhat true, although it's probably more to do with middle class jobs drying up in other professions than the media. Increasingly it seems that Tube Drivers and Programmers are the only middle class jobs left. Tube drivers because they can still shut down London. Programmers because lots of people with more money than god still believe in unicorns and because they are willing to channel that belief into a fire-hose of capital financing.