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From: fitz@CTC.CONTEL.COM (Joe Fitzgerald)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: CS education
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Date: 9 Nov 89 20:42:14 GMT
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First, standard disclaimer. This is a very large topic with deep philosophical
implications associated with every viewpoint.  Following is my viewpoint, just
one of many.

I learned a helluva lot more about software engineering in one quarter of
operating systems than I did in four quarters of calculus, four quarters of
physics and 3 quarters of business administration combined, all of which were
required.  I am in no way an expert on the topic, but they tell me these
courses are necessary to teach one how to analyze and solve problems at an
abstract level.  Yet, I still feel better suited to solving software problems
thanks to my operating systems class than any other of the aforementioned. At
present I am not writing operating systems or solving differential equations
or estimating return on investment.

Joe Fitzgerald
fitz@ctc.contel.com
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