> you'd normally expect a CS student to be curious about these things
Let me quote a uni mate of mine that stayed in teaching at said uni when we finished:
"When we were studying CS there were X students in a year. X/5 were passioned and very good, 4X/5 were passioned and good and the rest of X/5 were doing ok."
[After our 10 year reunion, when IT is suddenly a high paying job and all you need is to be able to write some ifs to get hired.]
"Now there are 3X students in a year. X/5 are passioned and very good, 4X/5 are passioned and good, another X/5 are doing ok, and I have no idea why the rest of 2X are here."
Let me quote a uni mate of mine that stayed in teaching at said uni when we finished:
"When we were studying CS there were X students in a year. X/5 were passioned and very good, 4X/5 were passioned and good and the rest of X/5 were doing ok."
[After our 10 year reunion, when IT is suddenly a high paying job and all you need is to be able to write some ifs to get hired.]
"Now there are 3X students in a year. X/5 are passioned and very good, 4X/5 are passioned and good, another X/5 are doing ok, and I have no idea why the rest of 2X are here."
CS is kind of law or medicine now...