> What they can’t do, unless they’ve figured it out on their own, is operate a computer outside of the confines of the IDE they’ve been taught.
Understanding what a file is and what a text editor should be prerequisites for entering a computer science department. Someone who doesn't understand these concepts has no business learning to program.
At my "not MIT" school, it was expected that most incoming CS students understood some basic programming before they entered school.
A CD department that tolerates students who don't know what a file is probably has other problems.
Understanding what a file is and what a text editor should be prerequisites for entering a computer science department. Someone who doesn't understand these concepts has no business learning to program.
At my "not MIT" school, it was expected that most incoming CS students understood some basic programming before they entered school.
A CD department that tolerates students who don't know what a file is probably has other problems.