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>whereas even a shitty CS degree teaches you to program enough to be employable I met someone with a CS degree from Stanford who couldn't do a basic HTTP reque
by xenihn 9y ago
>whereas even a shitty CS degree teaches you to program enough to be employable
I met someone with a CS degree from Stanford who couldn't do a basic HTTP request in their main programming language (with access to Google / documentation), nor implement and reverse a linked list. These seem like really basic things that anyone with a CS degree should be able to do...
I think you should rephrase your statement to "even a shitty CS degree will convince companies that you are employable".
- anindha 9y agoMaybe they hadn’t worked in that area recently. If you work on a large software application your focus might be very narrow. It’s like saying you don’t know what 13 times 14 is off the top of your head so you aren’t good at maths.
- xenihn 9y agoIt's more like saying you can't figure out what 13 times 14 is with access to a pen (or pencil) and paper.
- ch4s3 9y agoEh, some languages make HTTP really annoying, and if you never work with that it could be a slog. But, this is anecdata. I guess I could clarify; mediocre to poor CS programs serve as a strong employability signal than an equivalent MBA often for less than 1/4 the price, and programming offers a number of good opportunities to rub digital elbows with well known/connected programmers. No such opportunity exists for MBAs insofar as I am aware. I guess my thesis is that if you can't go top 10, don't get an MBA unless you company pays for it.