[Discuss] OT: Do CS grads need calculus?

[jack at coats.org (Jack Coats)]

If folks don't want to take classes that don't directly contribute to day 1
job getting, then technical schools fill the bill. .

They teach coding, not science.
They teach mechanics, not engineers.
They teach the how, not the why.
They are good to take, if you are after a job 'now', AND if you want to go
back every few years to get another technical diploma to stay just a step
or two behind, vs learning how to learn and be educated for a lifetime.

I have seen plenty of 'technicians' that are better coders than CompSci
professionals.  But the CS degree holders do bring more to the table than
just coding another gui.

There is a place for all in the work world.

Business employers (except for a comparative few) want PhD's and a couple
of post docs under the belt, who have been out of school 6 months, 22 to 24
years old, with 10 years of experience, and want to work for just under a
reasonable wage. ... That doesn't happen either.