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Now that the body of knowledge has been collected and distributed, now that the lead time has diminished and colleges are teaching skills in almost real time, a
by MartinCron 14y ago
Now that the body of knowledge has been collected and distributed, now that the lead time has diminished and colleges are teaching skills in almost real time, a college degree has a benefit of sorting those capable of finishing a 4 year project and those that don't.
I would feel better about this new status quo if there were more meaningful overlap between what they teach in universities and what skills one needs to be a successful software developer.
- alaskamiller 14y agoQuite a loaded statement. Are top-ranked colleges not adequately preparing their students paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to be a successful software developer? Are there not enough work to go around for software developers of all levels?
- bensw 14y agoThere's plenty of work to go around; unfortunately many companies blind themselves to only hiring top-rank college grads. People complain about a lack of talent in the technology world--some of that has to do with the absurd hiring practices of technology companies
- MartinCron 14y agoI was thinking specifically between the (intentional) difference between a typical computer science curriculum and the specific skills that professionals use. I don't think it's reasonable to expect anyone to come from an academic field of study and immediately slot into professional work without having to pick up new skills.