The problem with most CS courses (and any course in general) is that the class is taught to the lowest common denominator of students. Yes, a class can have pr

The problem with most CS courses (and any course in general) is that the class is taught to the lowest common denominator of students. Yes, a class can have pre-requisites, but the first required CS classes for freshmen cannot. Some colleges don't require any previous computer experience to become a CS major, just as long as you can pay the tuition. In such cases, you can't assume any basic programming knowledge without turning the intro courses into programming language courses in some base language. But I agree with you on the last part about not having one language for every course in the department.