Totally agree with the "mass-produced monkey programmer" comment. I've seen it in practice, when interviewing new graduates.
The grads from good (not necessarily great) schools tend to have solid fundamentals, and even without lots of "buzzword" coursework, they come out better. The grads from mediocre schools often have more buzzwords on their resume, but often lack solid fundamentals.
Of course, that isn't written in stone. We have several great new hires from schools that are typical regional universities.
The grads from good (not necessarily great) schools tend to have solid fundamentals, and even without lots of "buzzword" coursework, they come out better. The grads from mediocre schools often have more buzzwords on their resume, but often lack solid fundamentals.
Of course, that isn't written in stone. We have several great new hires from schools that are typical regional universities.