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Why does CS seem unique in this? Why does the same not apply to medicine, law, physics, mechanical engineering etc.? Or perhaps it does? Would you say only a lo
by bonoboTP 6y ago
Why does CS seem unique in this? Why does the same not apply to medicine, law, physics, mechanical engineering etc.? Or perhaps it does? Would you say only a low percentage of mechanical engineering students are any good, namely those who have tinkered with mechanical contraptions from age 12?
Does CS require uniquely high intelligence / problem solving ability compared to other fields? I don't think so. Then what do those 2% have that others don't? Some have suggested frustration-tolerance, we could perhaps add detail-orientedness. But these are also needed in engineering. Perhaps the abstract, intangible nature of CS makes it harder?