From: corey konrad <0011@...> Date: 2006-05-16T06:18:09+09:00 Subject: Re: begining programmer questions Francis Cianfrocca wrote: > Well, I have a somewhat different theory. Because remember five to ten > years ago, when all the young people were coming out having learned > Scheme and nothing else, so they were useless? I think someone told > the professors they need to train people for the real world, but they > responded by picking Java as the default choice. Seems like it would > be nice to find a happy medium between solid training in CS > fundamentals and practical knowledge. The Java training they're > getting now seems to be little more than recipes. by the thread i started has turned into a very large conversation. yeah i have actually been in a computer information systems program for 2 years i'll be done in august so i am actually not a complete beginner i have had java 1, 2 vb.net 1 2, programming lgi, systems analysis etc. Yet i have serious problems understanding programming for some reason even though i get good grades. Part of the problem is that the education i am getting isnt very good. All the classes are only 7 weeks long so we dont have alot of time to get involved in things, also all they are teaching is the language syntax, there is absolutly no problem solving or algorithm development. Its just making toy programs while the instructor basicall holds our hands and its been that way or the past 2 years. So now in august i will have a crappy education and be $30,000 in debt. Pretty frustrating. I cant get hired anywhere at any programming job because i just dont have the skills and i am almost done with this degree. Networking is a different story though its a bit more straightforward pluging things in and configuring them etc. So i think i'll just compliment my crappy education with some certifications like a CCNA or something to make myself marketable. If i thought i would win i'd take this school to court for screwing me over with a crappy education. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.