From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: andrey mirtchovski <aam396@mail.usask.ca>
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Subject: [9fans] Re: the 'science' in computer science
Date: Sat,  9 Jun 2001 11:50:08 -0700
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unfortunately dan cross is very right in his analysis -- most of the
students care not for algorithmics. the three classes i listed are the most
hated ones (together with the "Systems Programming and Introduction to
Operating Systems", the UNIX class) simply because they actually make the
students think...

there are the occasional bad apples who explore the field, write code
and are interested in the 'science' part of 'computer science'.. the others
are happy to get their 3 year degrees and drone off to the job market.

andrey



On Sat, 9 Jun 2001 forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk wrote:

> >>our computer science department has strong roots in algorithmics.
> 
> that might be true, but do the students, in the main, write programs
> except those they are required to do for assessments and projects?
> 
>