Computing's Lost Allure

[gopunk]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/technology/circuits/22comp.html?ex=1054650973&ei=1&en=3bf5d5bad462279e

excellent article... especially on the third page! i whole heartedly agree with some of the things said there.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: gopunk
excellent article... especially on the third page! i whole heartedly agree with some of the things said there.

what's the point of these companies sponsoring and shiz when they just gonna outsource technology jobs to foreign countries, whose people will basically work for food??

/rant

 

[OldSpooky]

Andries van Dam, a professor of computer science at Brown who has been teaching introductory computer science there since 1965, agreed. "When kids say, 'Is there going to be a job for me when I graduate?' I essentially have to laugh," he said. "That's like saying, 'When Maxwell discovered the rules of electromagnetism, was physics over?' "

Ah, always good to see Andy quoted in the news Actually, the currently slow market might be good for adventurous entrepreneurial types - although there's less capital out there, there are more talented people floating around looking for work, and it's always a good idea to position your company so you can be ready to take advantage of a recovery.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It sounds like a positive change to me -- get some of the semi-competent money-oriented students out of the CS & CE classes and the professors should have more time and energy to teach the students who are genuinely interested in the material.

Randal Bryant, head of the computer science department within Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, said that even though the school is receiving far fewer applications, gaining admission remains difficult. He said the motivation of students entering his department was a refreshing change from four years ago. "Many of the students we see coming in are very enthusiastic about computers," he said. "They aren't looking to become millionaires by age 25."

The way it should be