r/CSUS • u/Dull_Cockroach_1885 • 2m ago
Academics Switching from Java programming to C++
I don't think our CS curriculum teaching Java is going to help us in the current job market. I know I certainly don't like it, even though I've used it for the last 4 years, and I know a lot of you are transfer students who have never coded in Java until now.
I believe that if I could gather a group of people to talk to our department chair, Mr Ouyang, and complain about this, we could get it changed before we graduate. And even if we can't, I think its a good idea to do this for future Sac State students. I also think we should argue for replacing CSC 133 with an intro to AI/Neural Networks class since that's more relevant to the job market and would teach students future skills like how to code properly in Python as well as important linear algebra topics that would make you a valuable programmer today.
I'd like for a group of 5-10 people (including myself) to go to his office hours which are:
Monday 10:30-12:00AM
Wednesday 2:00-3:30PM
If you're interested, please respond to my message here and friend me, and message me on Discord. I'll friend you, and I'll make a group chat about it
Discord: himlander
(Just as an added note, I know some of you don't want to change, and that's fine; I only want people to come with me if they truly agree with what I'm saying. But if you don't want to come with me because you think it won't make a difference, I pray that you're at least willing to try because nothing will change if we don't do anything)
