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> There’s honestly no need for majority of programmers these days to go cli

I never did CS classes (I taught a couple once).

I agree that you don't need to learn CLI in the first year.

The idea that the majority of "programmers" can tackle production code without ever being introduced to a CLI is terrifying, though. I'm astonished to learn that some people think you can get a Computer Science degree without learning processor architecture, IO, operating systems and so on.

FWIW, I hate git. It's the devil to learn, and it solves a load of problems I've never had. I wouldn't inflict it on a first-year student.

Of course you need to know what a file is to use git; but you need to know what a file is to use any VCS. I don't see how you can teach someone programming before they know what a file is.

Is a CS course now little more than a way to get an introductory programming qualification?



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