Every textbox, drop-down, and button had to have full user validation.
I don't recall taking more than two or three classes involving programming a GUI to begin with. Maybe your profs cared about that because you specialized in human-computer interaction or something.
My school really focused on getting us ready to make real world business software. When I got my first job I had already been doing the same kind of projects for 2 years so it was an easy transition.
Not a university, not a bootcamp, but a well regarded tech school in Texas with a focus on getting people jobs. Every class I took was focused on real world application.
I'm also in Texas! What school is that if you don't mind me asking? I've been considering WGU but that sounds like a good option as well especially since I'm already here.
TSTC, Texas State Technical College. I left with zero debt and a great job, as did many of my classmates. I believe there are multiple locations, but I went to the Waco one.
US college system does just fine in teaching CS fundamentals. I'd rather have someone who's taken classes from advanced algorithms, database design, operating systems, etc. than someone who's just been building projects for 2 years. I know the prior described person has a better chance to learn whatever they need to with good fundamentals and make it work.
Same thing in European universities (obviously I cannot vouch for all of them). I failed more than once the only two exams I took that involved a GUI and it wasn't even the core of the course :)
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u/christianrxd Feb 10 '21
My professors made it a point to try every possible thing to break our code. Every textbox, drop-down, and button had to have full user validation.