[LINK] Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

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As technology based systems become more complex, CS students seem to 
becoming less widely educated, are focussed on the internet and less 
able to understand the complexity of modern systems.

And I bet very few of them can even spell OLTP, let alone know what it 
means - and I am not referring to what the letters stand for.

And just think, Bill Gates was raised on BASIC, and look at what he has 
left the world.
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Computer Science Education:
Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?
Crosstalk, the Journal of Defense Software Engineering
http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.html
Dr. Robert B.K. Dewar,  AdaCore Inc.
Dr. Edmond Schonberg,  AdaCore Inc.

It is our view that Computer Science (CS) education is neglecting basic 
skills, in particular in the areas of programming and formal methods. We 
consider that the general adoption of Java as a first programming 
language is in part responsible for this decline. We examine briefly the 
set of programming skills that should be part of every software 
professional’s repertoire.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au