Here is a posting and accompanying article on Slashdot which you may enjoy.
http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/08/01/08/0348239.shtml http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.html Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow? 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 professionals repertoire. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html