Gates On Future of CS Education

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday July 19, 2005 @09:18AM from the we-need-more-women-too dept.

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."

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Re:A lack of spending on R&D? by superpulpsicle · 2005-07-19 09:27 · Score: 0, Redundant

Tell me about it. M$ is the absolute worst example for the industry. When a trillion dollar corp can engineer half ass, and rely on patches and developers network subscriptions for profit, no wonder people see no future in CS. You create the impression that it is impossible to build a perfect OS even with trillions in the bank.