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Discussion on: Why Don't We Teach Coding Practices In Academia?

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Joe Mainwaring • Edited

They do, but you have to keep in mind that technology innovation outpaces Academia curriculum in most situations. Typically, Instructors aren't developing software on a daily basis so they're not fluent in the latest patterns, trends, and tooling. Additionally, academic books try to be reusable for several years before a revised edition is printed

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Dumb Down Demistifying Dev • Edited

Ahhh in understand now.
Thank you for the clarification and sharing!
Mind if I ask what strategies would best help developers have a stronger sense of clean coding practices in team or corporate settings?