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I'm not sure about that data. Definitely lots of engineers and physicists as it has been noted have programming experience. Beyond that, tons more people are

I'm not sure about that data. Definitely lots of engineers and physicists as it has been noted have programming experience. Beyond that, tons more people are majoring in computer science as of the last 10 years. It's become the most popular major at Stanford. At Princeton in just 5 years from 2011 to 2016 it grew 3x to become the most popular major from 36 to 130 majors. At Yale in those 5 years, the number of CS majors doubled (though it's not the most popular major there). In at least 3 states now the single most popular job is software engineers (30 years ago in just about every single state it used to be driver), and I imagine that trend is only going to continue so you will see more and more computer science majors. https://paw.princeton.edu/article/rise-computer-science-becomes-top-major-expanding-faculty-it-transforms-fields https://paw.princeton.edu/article/rise-computer-science-beco... http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/10/21/cs-department-struggles-for-faculty/ http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/10/21/cs-department-strug...

lazyjeff 9y ago
Likewise, this article seems to have no basis in reality. Besides Princeton and Stanford, it's also the most popular major at Brown University, a school typically known for its humanities and social sciences. Everywhere I go, computer science departments are crying out how much enrollment has swelled, and they can't keep up. Intro CS courses are typically 400-600 students. Every article that describes CS enrollment uses the terms "exploding" and "surge". http://cra.org/cra-releases-report-surge-computer-science-enrollments/ http://cra.org/cra-releases-report-surge-computer-science-en... Even in 2014: https://www.geekwire.com/2014/analysis-examining-computer-science-education-explosion/ https://www.geekwire.com/2014/analysis-examining-computer-sc... This certainly feels like "fake news" to me.
Ar-Curunir 9y ago
Yup, at Berkeley the intro CS classes now regularly have ~1300 people taking them, up from ~650 5 years ago. The number of CS majors has exploded.

lazyjeff 9y ago

Likewise, this article seems to have no basis in reality. Besides Princeton and Stanford, it's also the most popular major at Brown University, a school typically known for its humanities and social sciences. Everywhere I go, computer science departments are crying out how much enrollment has swelled, and they can't keep up. Intro CS courses are typically 400-600 students. Every article that describes CS enrollment uses the terms "exploding" and "surge". http://cra.org/cra-releases-report-surge-computer-science-enrollments/ http://cra.org/cra-releases-report-surge-computer-science-en... Even in 2014: https://www.geekwire.com/2014/analysis-examining-computer-science-education-explosion/ https://www.geekwire.com/2014/analysis-examining-computer-sc... This certainly feels like "fake news" to me.

Ar-Curunir 9y ago

Yup, at Berkeley the intro CS classes now regularly have ~1300 people taking them, up from ~650 5 years ago. The number of CS majors has exploded.