The History of the CompSci Degree 126
Esther Schindler writes "Young whippersnappers might imagine that Computer Science degrees — and the term "computer science" — have been around forever. But they were invented, after all, and early programmers couldn't earn a college degree in something that hadn't been created yet. In The Evolution of the Computer Science Degree, Karen Heyman traces the history of the term and the degree, and challenges you on a geek trivia question: Which U.S. college offered the first CS degree? (It's not an obvious answer.)"
Interesting but... (Score:5, Informative)
The first taught computing course in the world was at Cambridge University, UK in 1953. Why not be a little more international in outlook?
Re:Interesting but... (Score:5, Informative)
If you read the article, it is:
Re:engineer (Score:5, Informative)
Every person I know who has a Computer Engineering degree makes less money than I do. I also work with people who have nothing more than tech school diplomas who make more than I do and frankly can run circles around myself.
When you graduate you will realize your degree is not what is important to be successful in the workforce. It is all about hard work, connections, raw talent, and a bit of good luck sprinkled in.
Signed, someone with a BCS degree.
Re:Purdue was first in 1962... duh (Score:4, Informative)
Hells, Caltech still didn't have a CS degree in 1995.
Our "CS" undergrads had to slide in under the fairly broad "Engineering and Applied Science" umbrella or else stick out the more stringent requirements (EE151, AMa95, etc) of a straight EE degree with a focus on "Computing". There were CS courses and professors, but no degree plan.