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Gates On Future of CS Education
lilrowdy18 writes "In an interesting article from Eweek, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates talks about how the lack of spending in research and development is 'kind of a crime'. He also talks about future problems that are facing the computer industry including outsourcing and the speed of upcoming processors." From the article: "Microsoft taps both native-born talent and foreign talent, but Gates said he is frustrated that more U.S. students are not going into computer science. 'The fastest growing major is physical education,' he said. 'The Chinese are going to wake up and say we missed this opportunity,' he joked."
It wasn't mentioned in the article, but Bill also donated 2 million copies of Visual Basic .NET to all universities in US, more copies are available on request.
The software shall help easing both the finance and skill shortage.
Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
The lack of spending in windows [security/stability/logo's and icons/etc] R&D
Zing!
Gates talking about the problems facing the computer industry is like listening to Dom Deluise talk about the benefits of dieting.
Mmm, I think you both misunderstood. He was being sarcastic, implying that Chinese are going to wake up and say "we [as in the Chinese] missed this opportunity [to have more physical education majors]".
"A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman who has lost an eye." -- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The title should have been "Billionaire College Dropout Accountant Encourages Students To Go To College, Major In Computer Science"
Point of interest. Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
1. Wait for decline in CS enrollment
2. Get a CS degree at nation's all time low for CS students
3. Become the best programmer in the US (the only one left)
4. Get the best programming job in the US
5. Profit!!!
Wow, that certainly convinced me. A loser friend of yours was able to abuse the system and captitalize on a job market that would do anything for a warm body at a time when we were steamrolling towards a huge bubble burst in an industry. He is now back to where he was, leeching off his wife, with no future and no accomplishments besides defrauding stupid companies.
On second though, I think I'll keep my CS degree.
I don't know. I think the Chinese have got that one covered.
My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle...
No kidding, you could have a similar headline for Steve Jobs. I loved seeing this story in the Seattle Times this morning. The headline was "Gates Stresses Need for Qualified CS Grads", the headline underneath it was "Hewlett-Packard to cut 14,500 jobs in restructuring plan". Do they put these things together deliberately to fuck with us, or is it just an accident?
cheap labor conservatives - they want to keep you hungry enough to be thankful for minimum wage.
You forgot the most important one:
Who gets all the hottest girls?
I don't think I even have to answer that one =P
I was about to post a great comment about how the parent was too focused on money and how I am perfectly happy making what I make because I am intrinsically motivatived and enjoy what I do.... and then you blow my whole argument out of the water...
damn you!
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