> This is a senior level computer science course, and none > of the C programming for the projects is very difficult. Shouldn't > comp-sci grads be able to program? > > I'll agree with the "os stuff is hard" argument, but jeez, that's why we > have a class on it. > > So, I guess I'm wondering if I'm dorking out here, and am just flat out > wrong. Thoughts?
>From what you have described of the assignments, this class does not seem like >'rocket science' - especially to the people who should know C. Stevens covers >all that jazz (with sources!) in APUE... but, that's college for you! I may get flamed for saying this, but here goes anyway: Most people study computer science because professional degrees (Law/Medicine) usually require 7+ years of schooling. I've worked with many CS graduates who couldn't code a bubble-sort, or had difficulty working a bash shell. Heck, I remember being pulled into a packed cubicle by a gaggle of bleary-eyed Berkeley CS grads in order to show them how to compile OpenSSH (yes, for real). The drive to 'build things' with computers is something that can't be endowed by sitting passively in classes for four years -- just like any other creative craft. So I would just take heart to the fact that you do have the drive to 'build things', and that gives you a competitive advantage in the marketplace. aloha, charles
