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Discussion on: To C/C++ Or Not to C/C++

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Erik Dietrich

This was essentially CMU's reasoning for introducing us, as students, to C/C++. We re-implemented malloc(), wrote a garbage collector, implemented RSA encryption, and did several other 'basic' things.

I could definitely chalk my undergrad experience up to "those educators knew how to get us jobs." But, if I'm being perfectly honest, more than 60% of our initial undergrad cohort failed out and more than 90% of us either failed out, or re-majored.

So it wasn't "here's how CS kiddies will do well." :( It was... something else for those of us who came out :)