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That was similar to my experience on a CS course - you were expected to do a lot of development, but nobody really specifically taught you about it and you were

That was similar to my experience on a CS course - you were expected to do a lot of development, but nobody really specifically taught you about it and you were expected to pick that up by yourself as you went along.

scj 7y ago
In this field, you're always going to have to learn things on your own... The trivial example is new technologies that weren't available when you were in university.
mtberatwork 7y ago
That's how my CS program was (late 90s) as well. You were expected to be somewhat proficient already in C/C++ programming going into the major. Much of the program was mathematics courses. It was brutal. They eventually saw the high drop out rate and re-configured the major. I envy the kids who get to go through the major now. The courses look much more interesting and it's comprised of more actual software engineering coursework.
- jgalentine007 7y ago
  I finished my CS degree in 06' and it still was more about math than programming (C++, no Java). To graduate I had to take single/multi variable calculus, linear algebra, vector geometry, discrete mathematics, differential equations, combinatorics and numerical methods. When I started there were 600 in my class, when I graduated I think there were only 60!
  - javier2 7y ago
    Same, I graduated in 2013. nearly the entire class feel through in the process. The only thing I've never had any use for is differential equations. I have for instance never worked with signal processing.
    - jgalentine007 7y ago
      Likewise. I did well in diffeq thanks to a really good professor. Sadly I remember the least about it because I haven't had to use it since the class.
- javier2 7y ago
  I graduated with a masters in 2013 and my courses involved a lot of calculus, and some courses on theoretical foundations of computing ++ Still learned most of how to be a developer on my own, but I find immense value in the education. I learned to see how nothing in computing is magic, just hard work. In 2014 they changed the algorithm introduction course from C++/java to python, which I reckon is a good thing.

scj 7y ago

In this field, you're always going to have to learn things on your own... The trivial example is new technologies that weren't available when you were in university.

mtberatwork 7y ago

That's how my CS program was (late 90s) as well. You were expected to be somewhat proficient already in C/C++ programming going into the major. Much of the program was mathematics courses. It was brutal. They eventually saw the high drop out rate and re-configured the major. I envy the kids who get to go through the major now. The courses look much more interesting and it's comprised of more actual software engineering coursework.

jgalentine007 7y ago
I finished my CS degree in 06' and it still was more about math than programming (C++, no Java). To graduate I had to take single/multi variable calculus, linear algebra, vector geometry, discrete mathematics, differential equations, combinatorics and numerical methods. When I started there were 600 in my class, when I graduated I think there were only 60!
- javier2 7y ago
  Same, I graduated in 2013. nearly the entire class feel through in the process. The only thing I've never had any use for is differential equations. I have for instance never worked with signal processing.
  - jgalentine007 7y ago
    Likewise. I did well in diffeq thanks to a really good professor. Sadly I remember the least about it because I haven't had to use it since the class.
javier2 7y ago
I graduated with a masters in 2013 and my courses involved a lot of calculus, and some courses on theoretical foundations of computing ++ Still learned most of how to be a developer on my own, but I find immense value in the education. I learned to see how nothing in computing is magic, just hard work. In 2014 they changed the algorithm introduction course from C++/java to python, which I reckon is a good thing.