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Agreed. What really needs to happen is the splitting of software development and computer science into two related but distinct education tracks.
by wilsonnb3 8y ago
Agreed. What really needs to happen is the splitting of software development and computer science into two related but distinct education tracks.
- k_sh 8y agoOne could say that bootcamps were the first to pave the software development track.
- gmfawcett 8y agoHardly... applied programming education has been alive and well in community colleges (and some higher ed. institutions) for decades. Not every program, everywhere, is theory-heavy!
- maltalex 8y agoBootcamps tend to be at the other end of the spectrum. In my experience they often produce developers that have a solid understanding of specific technologies, but have a harder time solving more general problems and/or moving up and down the tech stack. I believe that what we need is something in the middle - a solid CS education combined not with in-depth dives into specific technologies, but with a wide range of samples of solid engineering in various real world projects.
- cshenton 8y agoIsn’t this the difference between computer science and software engineering courses?
- X6S1x6Okd1st 8y agoAt least in the US university I went to there wasn't a difference. I graduated ~6 years ago and there was no opportunity for specifically software engineering classes; there were only computer science classes.