tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post3540686408380992685..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: The Weirdness of University Computer Sciencegcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-49911528729958764332015-09-04T23:50:12.431-04:002015-09-04T23:50:12.431-04:00Silas, I am quite sympathetic to arguments suggest...Silas, I am quite sympathetic to arguments suggesting it is different to study X and to study the theory of X. Computer science is a fine discipline, and people studying it at Yale or MIT, prepping for careers as computer scientists, does not bother me in the least. But at less elite colleges, where there is very little chance the graduates will become CS professors, and where they are very explicitly pitching their degrees to those who want to get programming jobs... well, then, I think, they should teach programming!gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-91763085051727620592015-09-04T18:45:55.873-04:002015-09-04T18:45:55.873-04:00Ken MKesey's son was a college wrestler at the...Ken MKesey's son was a college wrestler at the university of oregon. He was traveling to a tournament in a university van when the stdent driver lost control on the snowy road. The van tumbed down a ravine, and Jed Kesey was fatally injured.<br /><br />Subsequently, all student drivers of university vehicles at u of o must take a one hour safety course and pass a practical test. The test consists of backing a van into a perpendicular parking space with the aid of a spotter. I'm sure countless insurance dollars have been saved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-22579005336616338132015-09-03T12:55:11.329-04:002015-09-03T12:55:11.329-04:00In fairness ... whenever it's revealed that su...In fairness ... whenever it's revealed that supposed CS grads can't pass the Fizzbuzz test, someone points out that "Computer Science Isn't Programming", and is supposed to be about the theoretical understanding of computation. (<a href="https://www.quora.com/Are-there-really-programmers-with-computer-science-degrees-who-cannot-pass-the-FizzBuzz-test/answer/Kelly-Martin" rel="nofollow">Example</a>).<br /><br />The course you mention is supposed to be about programming, of course, but being in a CS program, the same point applies.Silas Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480427306873460464noreply@blogger.com