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The people teaching in CS departments aren't interested in nor are knowledgeable in practical programming. They'd need to hire people with experience in softwa
by peruvian 4y ago
The people teaching in CS departments aren't interested in nor are knowledgeable in practical programming.
They'd need to hire people with experience in software engineering, but those people are busy making $200k a year.
My college had a couple night classes taught by people who worked in the industry and were semi-retired — I learned a lot of practical advice from them!
- sosodev 4y agoThis strikes me as the best answer right now. It’s the classic “Those who can, do; those who can't, teach” When I was in community college the professors were far more practical because they were often industry professionals teaching out of passion. After I transferred to a state university I noticed that the vast majority of my professors had zero industry experience. They had finished graduate degrees and went straight to teaching. The content was impractical and often just factually incorrect.