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Why? The difference in skill between programmers is huge, but only a tiny amount of that variance could be predicted by the programmer's major. This is as misgu
by jey 17y ago
Why? The difference in skill between programmers is huge, but only a tiny amount of that variance could be predicted by the programmer's major. This is as misguided as discarding everyone who doesn't have a 4.0 GPA or didn't go to a top-10 school.
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- nandemo 17y agoI suspect the average math undergrad is not as good a programmer as the average CS undergrad (but my sample is restricted to my college). However, if we count only the maths majors who end up working as programmers then I believe there will be some significant self-selection. So if such a study were done I wouldn't be surprised if math and physics majors were found to be better than CS majors. In any case I'd agree with you that in that I would never blindly use that in a hiring process.