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That's the reason he gives for people initially going into CS, but he says that, once they get there, they tend to really enjoy the material. Apparently it wasn
by ahlatimer 16y ago
That's the reason he gives for people initially going into CS, but he says that, once they get there, they tend to really enjoy the material. Apparently it wasn't so in the dot com bubble; people freely admitted to hating the material.
- roc 16y agoIt may help that they "broadened" their requirements. That is, before when kids showed up to get rich, they struggled through the advanced math and hated it. Now when kids show up to get rich, they expect the advanced math, but see easier/more-engaging routes through things like web, UX or media spurs.
- xiaomai 16y agoI hope that's not true of a university like Stanford. I know it's not true for my school (which is nowhere near Stanford in terms of prestige or name-recognition).
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