Wow, that's a lot of generalizations in one comment.
First, yes, if you're the type who wants to start a YC-funded startup... you're going to skip college and do that. That's a small, small percentage of the number of CS grads though - say 1%. 1 in 100 young people interested in Computer Science will found a startup in the United States.
If you think its the "majority" that do that, you have to get out of San Francisco and visit a place like Florida.
But that still leaves 99% who would love to go to college, get a degree, and get a good job doing interesting things. And even if they get a CS degree, they may not even go into programming after college. That happens quite a bit.
I think what this move portends is that Universities can no longer fund research. They get a shrinking amount of money, and they have to focus on teaching.
By the way, the fundamentals of programming do NOT change all that much. You know what Android runs? Java. You know when Java was invented? 1994. Do you know how long it takes to learn Android or iPhone programming if you have a solid understanding of Object Oriented programming? Days. So a 3 year degree in CompSci still has a lot of relevance and value.
Unless your dream is to start a startup, in which case, go do that.
First, yes, if you're the type who wants to start a YC-funded startup... you're going to skip college and do that. That's a small, small percentage of the number of CS grads though - say 1%. 1 in 100 young people interested in Computer Science will found a startup in the United States.
If you think its the "majority" that do that, you have to get out of San Francisco and visit a place like Florida.
But that still leaves 99% who would love to go to college, get a degree, and get a good job doing interesting things. And even if they get a CS degree, they may not even go into programming after college. That happens quite a bit.
I think what this move portends is that Universities can no longer fund research. They get a shrinking amount of money, and they have to focus on teaching.
By the way, the fundamentals of programming do NOT change all that much. You know what Android runs? Java. You know when Java was invented? 1994. Do you know how long it takes to learn Android or iPhone programming if you have a solid understanding of Object Oriented programming? Days. So a 3 year degree in CompSci still has a lot of relevance and value.
Unless your dream is to start a startup, in which case, go do that.