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Re: lectures about "programming methodology"

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From	Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid>
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On Sun, 05 May 2013 19:48:00 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> First, even the best universities can have some teachers that are not so
> good.
>
Yes.
 
> Second, I believe that Harvard is more known for Law, Medicine,
> Business, Economics than for IT.
>
A surprising number of the early computers were developed at Harvard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Mark_I

> Third, some say that the actual education (at bachelor and masters level
> - PhD level may be different) is not that much better at the famous
> universities than at lesser know universities and that the benefits of
> joining is more about the prestige and the connections one get. As I
> have never seen the inside of an American university, then I can not say
> if it is true or not.
>
Well, I sincerely hope all American computing degrees have vastly 
improved since the mid '70s. I was working with a guy with a BS in 
computer science from one of the lesser NYC schools. He was a good bright 
guy, really useful and very capable of learning on the job and 
*thinking*. Just as well, too because it turned out that his degree 
course had covered little more than COBOL programming and a bit of 
elementary systems analysis.


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Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-05 19:48 -0400
  Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-05-06 06:07 -0300
    Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-05-06 12:00 +0200
    Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-06 21:38 -0400
  Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 11:25 -0700
  Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-05-06 19:20 +0000
  Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-05-06 15:42 -0400
    Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-06 21:25 -0400
      Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-05-06 23:19 -0400
        Re: lectures about "programming methodology" Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-07 21:36 -0400
        Re: lectures about "programming methodology" "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2013-05-08 14:44 +0100

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