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I took the same class at UMN and enjoyed it, especially now that I'm getting more into functional programming in my career, but I was very frustrated with the p
by marknutter 11y ago
I took the same class at UMN and enjoyed it, especially now that I'm getting more into functional programming in my career, but I was very frustrated with the program overall because of the lack of real-world problems. That was back in 2000 so maybe it has changed, but I can confidently say I learned most of what I use on a day to day basis after college, not during.
- greyskull 11y agoI think most "Computer Science" programs are going to continue doing that. It's more academic than... pragmatic? I graduated in late 2015, and frankly I can't point out anything in particular that I can confidently say made me a better software developer. Actually, if I wasn't consciously aware of it it at the time, it probably would have made me worse, but I got plenty of exposure outside of class. I just tell myself it, over time, subconsciously changed my thinking to make me better at grasping software.
- marknutter 11y ago> I just tell myself it, over time, subconsciously changed my thinking to make me better at grasping software. I make the same justifications :)