[GAP] CrossTalk CS Education article

[Jamie Ayre]

Hello everybody,

Firstly, let me wish you all a very happy new year and plenty of  
success for 2008!

Secondly, I thought you may be interested to read Robert Dewar's and  
Ed Schonberg's recently published article in CrossTalk:

"Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of  
Tomorrow?"

<http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.html>

Abstract:

"It is our view that Computer Science (CS) education is neglecting  
basic skills, in particular in the areas of programming and formal  
methods. We consider that the general adoption of Java as a first  
programming language is in part responsible for this decline. We  
examine briefly the set of programming skills that should be part of  
every software professional’s repertoire."