Because most colleges teach "computer science" not "software engineering". Computer science is primarily about abstract concepts, and not so much about necessar

Because most colleges teach "computer science" not "software engineering". Computer science is primarily about abstract concepts, and not so much about necessarily doing anything worthwhile with them A computer science curriculum (even a theoretical one) need not consist only of abstract concepts. And it need not include software if the purpose is to have a theoretical curriculum. I've always been a fan projects whose primary purpose is to help you learn the concepts. My favorite courses have been of the type where the problem sets are: "read this paper; understand it; implement the algorithms; write a report with results and discussion."