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Comment author: Clarity 10 November 2015 09:55:33AM 3 points [-]

Computer science is taught the wrong way at universities. Problem solving isn't the best way to learn how to solve problems; Programming isn't the best way to learn computer science. Computers are an instrument of computer science, but not the field, just as trumbones are an instrument of music, but not music. I reckon universities ought to offer computation courses, and programming courses.

Comment author: SanguineEmpiricist 14 November 2015 09:19:16AM 0 points [-]

I think most people are in it to learn programming though, if we redefine comp sci like this then it sort of changes what it means.