> Did you have the option to take the relevant classes as electives Dunno. It was a long time ago. To be fair, a lot of the stuff you mention learning just did

> Did you have the option to take the relevant classes as electives Dunno. It was a long time ago. To be fair, a lot of the stuff you mention learning just didn't exist back then - it was a long time ago. Then again, we did a database course and we got no hands-on with a real DB at all. It was all random guff about functional dependencies etc. I learnt literally nothing useful. I know about WAL etc from learning after. > I guess if there is a distinction between computer science and for example computer engineering You nailed it. Engineering vs science. The science was taught purely in the abstract, application of it to real problems was even held somewhat in contempt by one lecturer. It could and should have been so much better.