I had a professor in graduate school who once said that Computer Science, as an educational institution, is backwards.  Furthermore, he went on to say that in no other field do professors teach without practical experience. For example, a professor of trial law would not teach how to cross examine a defendant if one did not have the corresponding experience.  Nor would a professor of surgery explain the procedure of a heart transplant, if one did not have multiple transplants under one’s belt.

            Obviously, the previous statement is quite general and a bit drastic.  Nonetheless, as I interview prospective employees I am very disheartened by their conceptual knowledge of the field.  

Out stems a few questions:

How has our industry come to such a state?

How can we educate better?

As a .Net Developer, we are in a whirlwind of new ideas, technologies and practices.  Thus, it is an exciting time as well as a crucial time to educate as we do along.

The purpose of my blog is to educate on ideas, technologies, and practices from my personal experiences.