> We are, however, taking computer scientists and putting them in programming roles. And how a computer scientist would make a decent programmer? He wasn't tra

> We are, however, taking computer scientists and putting them in programming roles. And how a computer scientist would make a decent programmer? He wasn't trained in the craft, he was trained in different direction. He could just as easily skip studying to get a degree and start training under an experienced programmer. > And there is high demand for those programmers Yes. Note that the industry needs programmers, not scientists (or even would-be scientists). Who the industry looks for and who it needs (judging from jobs that are offered) is a mismatch, of course. This is what I called the stupidity.