2024-05-27 13:56 UTC
@bigzaphod I did CS in Massachusetts from 2001-2005. When I started they had just introduced a Java intro class as an alternative to the C++ based one.
CS had the highest drop rate of any major. Most people dropped out in the first year, after they slammed hard into the C++ data structures class.
The labs were all Unix workstations. I remember feeling way behind because I was a Mac guy. It took years of professional development before I adjusted to the CLI.
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@dstan@mastodon.social 2024-05-27 14:02
@bigzaphod@mastodon.social years later i taught a graduate level iOS programming course for non design majors and the biggest challenge was the disparity in ability. Those who had played with computers all their lives wanted harder assignments and to jump right to the part of making cool stuff. The unfortunate kids who didn’t really “get” the language or the tools started the class at a complete disadvantage. They weren’t learning iOS, they were learning data structures.