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> Today's students have to learn in the same time: a shortened version of the old course PLUS nosql, column-oriented DBMS, DHTs etc. If your university is good
by tomsmeding 8y ago
> Today's students have to learn in the same time: a shortened version of the old course PLUS nosql, column-oriented DBMS, DHTs etc.
If your university is good. I took a computer science bachelor the past three years in the Netherlands. In my case, I fear that I learned as much about databases as your basic course taught you, and maybe even less. In particular, the implementation of databases wasn't even touched on. I definitely learned nothing whatsoever about nosql db's, column-oriented db's, dht's and other cool things, though the existence of the first two was hinted.
Luckily I can usually figure out what I want to know without help of a teacher, but there's a definite difference in level of difficulty and amount of content between universities today.
- pjmlp 8y agoDoesn't Netherlands publish national classification of university quality, thus allowing a better selection where to apply for?
- tomsmeding 8y agoThey do, and this university came out pretty high up, though probably not at the top. My reason for choosing it, though, was that they provided a maths-CS double bachelor programme. In my experience, their maths programme is of very high quality, so that makes up for it.
- pjmlp 8y agoSure, there are always multiple factors when choosing where to apply. I was just curious, because not all countries do it.
- criddell 8y ago> Luckily I can usually figure out what I want to know without help of a teacher That's probably one of the most valuable things I learned at university.