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I would not call it unfortunate. After giving people from Ivy Leage schools a chance to work with me I've realized something. The amount of people who can ship
by orangethirty 14y ago
I would not call it unfortunate. After giving people from Ivy Leage schools a chance to work with me I've realized something. The amount of people who can ship software (not only write code) is basically the same everywhere. A college education does provide a lot of things, but the ability to ship software seems to not be included. Seems a lot of people out there are worried about the code being perfect, or their VIM setup being ideal, or anything else but shipping. I wish that somehow colleges of all levels would teach their students that the discipline to get shit done is worth more than anything else.
- mathetic 14y agoThat depends on who you are hiring. If you're hiring Computer Science graduates than "getting shit done" is not a priority at all (at least in the meaning you imply). Computer Science graduates gets the discipline to be scientists not to be code ninjas or rockstars and it should stay that way. On the other hand if you're meaning people with Computer/Software Engineering degrees then you're right.
- orangethirty 14y agoWell, if Computer Science graduates are applying for Computer Programming positions, then I expect them to be able to ship software. I don't go around knocking doors asking for them. They come to me. By the way, people who ship code are not code ninjas or rockstars. They are called professionals.
- jiggy2011 14y agoIn most colleges is there any significant difference between comp sci and soft eng degrees at the same institution? At my university the curriculum was identical for both degrees, you basically got to pick what it said on your cert at the end.