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I think instead of teaching computer science students should be taught tinkering with a lot of different things. Take them apart and understand them, modify the
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I think instead of teaching computer science students should be taught tinkering with a lot of different things. Take them apart and understand them, modify them. Call it "hacking". One thing I notice with the young guys coming from college is that they view a lot of things as black box that is either too difficult to look into or it's even not allowed.
I would be very afraid that teaching CS in high school just creates more people that can whiteboard algorithms without any deeper understanding or creativity. Good for Amazon though to get more workers for cheap they can then lay off after a few years to get "fresh" people.
- justwalt 8y agoThis was me. I studied ChemE, and after working at a startup where I worked a more EE leaning project, I’ve realized this is what I would have liked to study instead. A lot of electronics are much simpler than I ever imagined. I’m in the process of building my own keyboard at the moment, but once I’m done with that I know I’ll be hungry for more electronics related projects. If only I could come up with some good ideas.