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Eben Upton spoke at my school during my teens, I remember being so impressed with him that I applied to his college at Cambridge just so that I would be one of
by robbie-c 3y ago
Eben Upton spoke at my school during my teens, I remember being so impressed with him that I applied to his college at Cambridge just so that I would be one of his students. Sadly he'd moved on by the time I arrived, but I got the impression that the Pi was largely a result of interviewing so many prospective CS students that didn't already know how to code, whereas in his generation they would have been able to.
I wonder how many CS applicants in 2023 know how to code?
- n4r9 3y agoYour comment reminded me of a 2017 article recently linked here: https://danwang.co/why-so-few-computer-science-majors/ https://danwang.co/why-so-few-computer-science-majors/ The obvious answer in my view is familiarity. Most secondary school leavers will have some idea of what's involved in a maths, chemistry, biology, geography etc degree. Very few will know what's involved in CS and I reckon the uncertainty puts them off. I'm not sure kids that age would learn how to code without strong encouragement. Why would they?