[Ilugc] [OT] self taught programmers vs programmers with degrees
- From: kapil@xxxxxxxxxxx (Kapil Hari Paranjape)
- Date: Sat Jun 28 06:23:02 2008
Hello,
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008, Shakthi Kannan wrote:
I would prefer to work with people who have their basics (or
fundamental know-how) set right - whether it comes from college
education or experience, doesn't really matter.
I think we would all agree with this. The "fundas" must be OK.
The two points of disagreement would be what the "fundas" are and how
does one check that the "fundas" are right.
The difficulty about irregular learning is that one does not know
what has been missed.
This is why there is a university --- to give a universal (as in
all-round) education. Thus a certificate from a university is
supposed to show that "nothing basic has been missed".
Unfortunately, after a while, the university becomes a "certifying
authority". The teachers find it easier to just follow the
book and the students figure out how to do just enough to do
the exams. "Education" in a real sense is given the go by.
At that point it becomes important to get someone else to certify
that the student is capable of "research" or learning/creating on
their own. This leads to internships --- which is like vocational
training. However, if someone did an intern-ship in a super-computing
centre, what confidence do I have that that leads to a good
application developer or mathematician?
... and so the cycle starts again.
Regards,
Kapil.
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