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- From: jack at coats.org (Jack Coats)
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 20:00:46 -0500
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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. >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss at blu.org >> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- ><> ... Jack "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Ben Franklin
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