In the end, if Laszlo Bock hires computer science majors exclusively, Google's inevitable eventual collapse will be hastened. Computer science is mostly about learning to regurgitate the current computer language and practices canon. Assembler gives way to C, C gives way to C++, then branches sprout of AI and neural networks and Java and microcircuit technology. His hiring philosophy supposes that liberal arts don't teach critical thinking. The fact is that critical thinking skills are better developed and more difficult, by far, in the Liberal Arts. You can't "compile" an essay to ensure it is well written, thoughtful, informed and effective.
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In the end, if Laszlo Bock hires computer science majors exclusively, Google's inevitable eventual collapse will be hastened. Computer science is mostly about learning to regurgitate the current computer language and practices canon. Assembler gives way to C, C gives way to C++, then branches sprout of AI and neural networks and Java and microcircuit technology. His hiring philosophy supposes that liberal arts don't teach critical thinking. The fact is that critical thinking skills are better developed and more difficult, by far, in the Liberal Arts. You can't "compile" an essay to ensure it is well written, thoughtful, informed and effective.