alt Hacker NewsIt depends on where you took computer science. I took a few foundational classes at community college.
It very much felt like a Wikipedia article on the history of computers somehow stretched out over an entire summer.
I have my own issues with the way college is generally setup. Do students really need a massive amusement park when self study along with 3 or 4 exams would provided the same value. Will spending 70k per year in total cost of attendence at said amusement park serve them?
I don't really like boot camps either, personally I'd like companies to be more open to actually training people again. I doubt it'll happen though.
>> It depends on where you took computer science.
Well, yeah. That's true for any field of study. Every college has strengths and weaknesses- its the opposite of a franchise.
>> I took a few foundational classes at community college.
A few foundational classes is somewhat different to classes you take in prep for a major. I did a foundational class in astronomy, designed for students who were just looking for an introduction. It was very different to my comp Sci classes in tone and style.
Yes there was some math involved, but not much in the comp science classes. Math was a pre-requisite though so we got our math in, well, math.