[Discuss] Request to the community

[Jack Coats]

I had the same math requirement for my CS degree in '74.

Many people have argued that CS doesn't need anything but programming
language classes to code.  They are right.  But it is the rest that gives
the perspective to design, test, innovate, in addition to code.  Reasonable
basic coding doesn't need a well rounded background, but a reasonable coder
isn't all they cold be with the proper tools.

The same argument goes for '3 month coder mill coders' vs college
graduates.  But as I retire, what I think means less to others than it used
to. ... (queue the theme to Lion King - about the circle of life)

... Time to go be grumpy elsewhere ... Jack


On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Marcia K Wilbur <aicra at faqlinux.com> wrote:

> Well, that's actually a relief to hear - somewhat.
> The computer science program here requires the equivalent to a minor in
> math. In fact, with 2 more courses, one could have a double major. Calc 1,
> 2, 3, Diff Q, and Probability are required.
> Yea, from my work experience with Windows, I don't think someone who makes
> a min larger than a max has much math background...
>
>
> Quoting Richard Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com>:
>
>  On 4/8/2015 7:55 PM, Marcia K Wilbur wrote:
>>
>>> Even if they just changed one thing from 10 to 21, they show it.
>>> Their coding is inferior. I apologize, but it is in my experience.
>>>
>>
>> Your experience isn't a Windows thing. It's a "your company hires as
>> close to minimum wage as it can get away with because code monkeys are a
>> dime a dozen" thing. See previous discussion about the value of hard math
>> as a part of a well-rounded education. It's also a "performance reviews are
>> based on quantity of code check-ins rather than quality of code check-ins"
>> thing.
>>
>> --
>> Rich P.
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