Databases and networks have very little to do with CS. I think the problem is that we confuse "Computer Sceience" with software and programming. Computer scienc

Databases and networks have very little to do with CS. I think the problem is that we confuse "Computer Sceience" with software and programming. Computer science is to programming as Physics is to mechanics of repairing a car. You are basically a car mechanic hiring an intern physics student and wondering why they don't know anything about timing belts. Perhaps the problem is that we train so many computer scientists to do programming, but that's the learn-on-the-job part I guess. I met version control and unit tests on the first day of my first real programming job, because I studied physics, math and computer science. And I'm still (by far) the go to person in the office for all matters related to plasmas or cosmology.