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> [...] literally has no idea how to solve a problem, program a computer to do it > [...] but I bet if a hospital interviews a doctor, they can at least count
by nextos 3y ago
> [...] literally has no idea how to solve a problem, program a computer to do it
> [...] but I bet if a hospital interviews a doctor, they can at least count on basic knowledge of anatomy
Does the same situation arise if you pre-filter requiring a CS/EE degree from e.g. a top 1000 university?
MD degrees are highly regulated, so you would need some stringent pre-filtering to make both situations comparable.
Otherwise, I guess it is natural to find a lot more variability in candidates?
- constantly 3y ago1,000? Almost certainly. 100? Maybe not. 20? Probably not.
- nradov 3y agoCS/EE degrees aren't particularly focused on programming so if you want to hire programmers then that would be a rather silly filtering criteria. It's like if I need to hire a plumber I don't look for candidates with chemical engineering degrees.
- nextos 3y agoThis is a very contentious statement. I studied CS at two very different EU universities and there was a massive focus on theory plus programming. All courses had huge coding projects where we had to build real end applications, including courses with a very strong theoretical component, which made things really tough.
- majormajor 3y agoIME yes. I've worked with a couple folks from MIT - which I imagine is "top N" for a pretty small value of N for most anyone - who knew a lot but could build very little quickly or effectively. What you get graded on in schools for CS or even SWE is pretty different from what you get graded on on-the-job.