Re: Computer Science and PHP

Where I went to school (UMass Amherst), they primarily use Java and C/C++. The reason has been cited that the skills learned in programming with these languages are scalable to many other languages, including PHP, and thus form a solid foundation from which other programming skills can evolve. It's a pretty academic department, which is a good thing from the computer "scientist" point of view -- to teach the theory rather than the process (so that you can take that theory with you as computer science evolves). I sure wish that I had studied CS when I was in school! Hindsight is 20/20, they say. I'm just starting out with programming, and I think PHP is a great introduction. Erik On Thursday, January 17, 2002, at 07:15 PM, Robert Covell wrote:

They are trying to prepare you for what "they believe" businesses want. What will give you the best opportunity to get a job once out of college. When I was in college our teachers sat down with the businesses that came to campus for recruiting and asked "What should we be teaching to suit your needs". The courses taught reflected their needs. The perception in the business world is on things such as (but not limited to): C, C++, COBOL, Graphics, and M$ products. I think your doing it the right way, on your own. This is how I learned PHP and use it for a majority of our web development. Sincerely, Robert T. Covell President / Owner Rolet Internet Services, LLC Web: www.rolet.com Email: rcovell@rolet.com Phone: 816.471.1095 Fax: 816.471.3447 24x7: 816.210.7145 -----Original Message----- From: Francesco Gallarotti [mailto:gallarotti@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:57 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Computer Science and PHP I am a student in a college in NY state. Here we have several servers and dozens of courses on computer science. No server is PHP ready and no course instructor knows anything about PHP. Why do you think this is happening? I really like PHP and I am using it in my personal website to work with some text files and a small database. Why PHP is so not popular in the computer science teaching area? F.G. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net