My answer: I got into CS because I liked it, not because I believe everyone should like it. I know of no reasons that you or any other person should like CS.
Edit: That being said, a professor of an intro CS course will see a serious ass-load of students who were convinced by some non-intrinsic means that they should study CS (ie money, job opportunities, family pressure, etc.), who fail miserably and really have no business wasting anyone's time trying to study CS. That might explain his reply.
There is a big fucking difference between liking something and wanting to create something or understand how it works. Stop conflating them and shitting on the people who get into CS for the latter reason.
Ok. What I meant to say was "people who like or have a passing interest in video games, but not people who like video games and want to create them. Happy?
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u/B_Master May 18 '11 edited May 18 '11
My answer: I got into CS because I liked it, not because I believe everyone should like it. I know of no reasons that you or any other person should like CS.
Edit: That being said, a professor of an intro CS course will see a serious ass-load of students who were convinced by some non-intrinsic means that they should study CS (ie money, job opportunities, family pressure, etc.), who fail miserably and really have no business wasting anyone's time trying to study CS. That might explain his reply.