[clue-tech] Are colleges dumbing down computer degrees?

[erik at ezolan.com]

What do you think college is for? Unless they went to a Tech school, they
should be well versed in theory, not the technical stuff. They've shown
they can learn by graduating from college, now it's the business's turn to
teach them what to do technically.

Oh, right, Businesses don't want to teach anything anymore.

And then there's the problem with incentive. Smart people used to get into
the field because there was a future in it. Now if you want a job with a
future, the smart people go into something else. Leaving just the people
who like IT, and the leftovers.

And finally, how much was your friend's company paying? Enough to get the
college grads who know what they're doing? Or only enough to get the less
qualified ones that they will have to train up?

Erik Z