My girlfriend graduated from an average-rank uni in Seoul as a Computer Science major, and says she was never taught how to code. She was taught theory behind coding languages (python, java, etc.) but never learned how to actually program anything. She doesnt have any projects, github, work samples, and im trying to help her get a coding job in the US. She considering taking a bootcamp to learn how to code. Is this normal? bs?
Thats normal, so what’s your problem now? You want to leave her?
Lol okay
Not Korean but I heard similar story that Koreans join to bootcamp after graduating???
If it helps, I did a 5 years bachelor's degree in computer science in a top college and among the 50+ classes I had to take, only 3 were programming classes. There were no specific languages taught for any reason other than the language implemented the paradigm taught in the class (C for structured programming, Java for OOP and some functional language, not Haskell, for functional paradigm). That's why the degree is called bachelor in computer science :-), and not Python boot camp.
Instead of wasting time memorizing languages, we learned the math theory behind computers and how they work, databases, algorithms and data structures, performance analysis, operating systems, computer architecture, circuit design (not only combinatorial logic, but all the way down to designing transistors), compilers, networks, statistics, calculus, algebra, computer graphics, interface design, artificial intelligence, plus other human/sociological/ethics aspects of computers and society. If you are a good student in that type of school, you would be able to work anywhere in the world and you are able to quickly learn technology, because it's just an application of what you already know. If you have a good CS background, most jobs in top tech companies will be using probably anywhere from 10% to 30% of your actual technical capacity. The rest is just politics and repeating simple things ad nauseum, until you can do it fast. Last but not least, don't tell your GF what to do. She's perfectly able to decide for herself.
Thanks for sharing
Are you sure it’s a real CS program and not like Information Systems Management?
That's not normal. It is very common that professors in Korea studied in the US and received their doctoral degrees in the US schools. So, the curriculum is actually very similar. I graduated from a university in Korea and I had to write tons of code for homework and projects. You cannot survive without coding in the CS department. Also, it was common doing side projects with other CS students. I went to one of the top us schools for the master program, and I have never felt that I have less coding experience than other students.
She probably just asked simps to code for her school assignments and projects.
I feel like it's normal in the sense that uni in Korea is a place to drink for 4 years and not really to learn.
From my experience, this is not true. Some students may do that, but there are many other students who study hard.
There are a lot of great online resources so a bootcamp is a waste in my eyes. I heard Udacity is great
Not normal.