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[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 7 points 4 hours ago

that’s because IT for the most part SHOULDNT have degrees… IT is a trade for the huge majority of people.

computer science is a thing: we need people to develop new algorithms, etc… but most people don’t need to know most of what’s in a compsci degree

but just like we don’t get structural engineers to do the plumbing and electrical in the buildings they design, we should have the plumbers of the IT world: developers who learned like a trade… 50% theory and 50% on the job training as an apprenticeship

we don’t need more compsci graduates… a degree isn’t some magic bullet - it’s a specific kind of learning that’s suited for a specific kind of profession