Computer Science graduates have the highest unemployment rate

[d000hg]

Or as one man once said:

Looking at the Dundee Computer Science syllabus it seems that the more low level stuff isn't taught till the 3rd year:
BSc Computing Science :: School of Computing at University of Dundee

Whether we like it or not, the low level stuff certainly isn't AS important as it once was. In the past, you simply couldn't BE a programmer without knowing ASM.

As we move to higher-level languages it's increasing hard to know how it translates to the hardware... for instance if you do functional programming in Haskell, it's kind of the point that you're describing WHAT should happen, not HOW.

[Arturo Bassick]

Whether we like it or not, the low level stuff certainly isn't AS important as it once was. In the past, you simply couldn't BE a programmer without knowing ASM.

As we move to higher-level languages it's increasing hard to know how it translates to the hardware... for instance if you do functional programming in Haskell, it's kind of the point that you're describing WHAT should happen, not HOW.

Some of us still work at a low level where assembler and machine code are important.
Even if it is only theoretical I think it helps to know how we get from high level through compiler or interpreter to assembler and binary.

[Mich the Tester]

Aside from all this academic debate, will new graduates from the UK be able to compete for jobbings with people who've gained an MSc from the Ramananadingdong University of Bangalore?

[Joeman]

Well I'm a Physics grad and I still think you're a knob

WHS.

And you really think i care for the opinion of two random blokes on the internet who seem incapable of holding a debate without resorting to profanity and personal abuse?? grow up will you, you're embarrassing yourselves

[Spacecadet]

And you really think i care for the opinion of two random blokes on the internet who seem incapable of holding a debate without resorting to profanity and personal abuse?? grow up will you, you're embarrassing yourselves

you started it when you called me a compsci graduate

[d000hg]

And you really think i care for the opinion of two random blokes on the internet who seem incapable of holding a debate without resorting to profanity and personal abuse?? grow up will you, you're embarrassing yourselves

You seem to care.

[Joeman]

you started it when you called me a compsci graduate

Now you're sounding like a spoilt kid.. can you show me where i called you a compsci grad? I think you're now making things up to save yourself...

[d000hg]

Some of us still work at a low level where assembler and machine code are important.

So what? Those people can learn this stuff, but it's silly to teach everyone that when most won't use it, and would be better learning about multithreading and parralel programming.

Even if it is only theoretical I think it helps to know how we get from high level through compiler or interpreter to assembler and binary.

I think it's useful... I just think other things are as or more helpful, and have greater practicality.

After all I've worked in some areas where you're squeezing cycles (3D rendering for example) and even there we're no longer at the stage of trying to figure out what the cache will be doing, or whether to use a XOR instead of an ADD (or whatever). So it now comes under "slightly useful historical underpinnings" rather than "fundamentals of CS" in my book, apart from specialists who will do specialist courses if they want to.

[northernladuk]

Now you're sounding like a spoilt kid.. can you show me where i called you a compsci grad? I think you're now making things up to save yourself...

It appears the sockies are getting better. Taking on the big boys in general and still only 'Mostly Harmless' after 95 posts. That's not bad going....

[northernladyuk]

It appears the sockies are getting better. Taking on the big boys in general and still only 'Mostly Harmless' after 95 posts. That's not bad going....

I wish you'd get off the computer and take me on, big boy. You just need to get your confidence back.