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You're simply wrong about CS. CS is a science. You are not looking for scientists, you are looking for apprentices. Don't hire an architect to paint your wall. Don't hire scientists to be code monkies. Universities are not the right place to look at.

Except if you instead just want smart people, yea, they tend to aggregate at unis. There, you can hire an athlete to paint your wall, if that's what you need.



Stop kidding yourself, most CS grads are about as much of a scientist as your car mechanic.


A majority, yes. Though I know enough of them that proceeded with a PhD to say that it's far from universal.




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