The Problem With Software: Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code (The MIT Press)

by Adam Barr

I am not entirely blaming universities; one of the main reasons they do not know what to teach is because industry is too self-satisfied and complacent to interact with academia. If you ask companies what they would like colleges to teach, they will likely start talking about so-called soft skills: communication, being on time, and working well with others. That’s nice, but it’s not surprising that a bunch of adults, who now have families, mortgages, and other responsibilities, are able to recognize that college seniors aren’t quite as mature as they are. It’s more difficult to determine what technical skills may be lacking in college graduates, particularly when those same skills may be lacking in the experienced employees as well.