Princeton professor foresees CS revolution

PhysOrg.com
At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bernard Chazelle, professor of computer science at Princeton University, plans to issue a call to arms for his profession, challenging his colleagues to grab society by the lapels and evangelize the importance of studying computer science. According to the most recent data […]

Software Engineering, Not Computer Science

By Steve McConnell
“A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns in
order to build.”
— Fred Brooks
When interviewing candidates for programming jobs, one of my favorite
interview questions is, “How would you describe your approach to software
development?” I give them examples such as carpenter, fire fighter,
architect, artist, author, explorer, scientist, and archeologist, and I invite
them to […]

Princeton proff. foresees CS revolution

PhysOrg.com At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bernard Chazelle, professor of computer science at Princeton University, plans to issue a call to arms for his profession, challenging his colleagues to grab society by the lapels and evangelize the importance of studying computer science. According to the most recent […]

Software Engineering, Not Computer Science

By Steve McConnell
“A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns inorder to build.”— Fred Brooks
When interviewing candidates for programming jobs, one of my favoriteinterview questions is, “How would you describe your approach to softwaredevelopment?” I give them examples such as carpenter, fire fighter,architect, artist, author, explorer, scientist, and archeologist, and I invitethem […]