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Seven Non-Myths

August 16th, 2010

Another good post from Mark Guzdial, this one reporting on a CS education conference he’s attending. Among the talks was one summarizing seven non-myths about computing, i.e., things that people sometimes claim are myths, but which are actually true:

  1. Programming is boring.
  2. You have to sit in front of a computer all day.
  3. You have to work long hours.
  4. Programming is asocial.
  5. Programming is for those who think logically.
  6. Software is being outsourced.
  7. Programming is a well-paid profession.

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  1. Ken
    August 17th, 2010 at 01:01 | #1
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    URL for this (I believe): http://computinged.wordpress.com/

  2. Ken
    August 17th, 2010 at 01:02 | #2
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    Sorry, the link to the article within the blog in case it flows off the frontpage by the time you click this: http://computinged.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/blogging-the-first-day-of-icer-2010/

  3. Karen
    August 19th, 2010 at 02:29 | #3
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    You might want to point out some of the subtext. For example, the speaker claimed that for points 1, 2, and 3, this is also true of most professional jobs.

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