On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 02:36:25PM -0600, Curtis Griesel wrote:
> Do you want to learn the theory of programming, and how new programming
> techniques and languages are developing in the future? Then study Computer
> Science. A CSci major will probably be learning Python, C, C++, and maybe a
> little java, as well as some interesting but less practical languages like
> LISP and Prolog.
A CSci major should be learning discrete maths, formal languages,
parsing and compiling techniques, graph algorithms, data mining
algorithms, a bit of numerical methods, analytical geometry.
Python, C/C++, Java are the tools of engineers. Scientists use them,
sure, but they are not the main focus.
Cheers,
florin
--
Bruce Schneier expects the Spanish Inquisition.
http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/163
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