There's Never Been a Better Time to Study Computer Science
zekrioca
17 points
10 comments
May 24, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
zekrioca
https://archive.is/ka3wn
svachalek
`Geoffrey Challen, a computer scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, plans to offer a new course this fall in which he will teach students to develop software “without writing, reading, debugging, or viewing a single line of code,” he told me.` This is "studying computer science" now? Vibe coding is easy and fun, but why spend 4 years and a small fortune to study it when practically anyone can pick it up over a weekend?
laughing_man
Companies are laying off experienced developers 10,000 at a time with no end in sight. It's pretty irresponsible to be telling people it's a good time to get a Computer Science degree.