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Computer Science Program is now ABET accredited
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(10-09-2023, 07:00 AM)nomaduser Wrote: Also, WGU's BS in CS is missing C++ programming courses.
Last time, I was denied a developer job position because I didn't know how to program in C++ and PHP.
It looks like WGU's BS in CS is focused on Java only.

I'll try to take C++ course somewhere else.

There are new languages all the time. The next time, you might be denied a job because you don't know Ruby or Rust or LISP or whatever.

It is impossible to learn all of these languages at a college or university and most employers aren't going to care whether you have "C++" on your transcript or not. They don't care. They want to know if you can do the thing. There are tons and tons of university graduates who have degrees with the classes you think are lacking, but it means literally nothing because university classes don't teach you everything you need to know. Those graduates can't pass a coding interview.

There are reasons why there are sites devoted exclusively to teaching people how to pass code interviews. 

If you're going to be in the computer industry, you must learn to be self-directed. You cannot expect to rely on university courses.

Go buy a book on C++ if you think you need to know C++.

Or use a free resource. Employers aren't going to care how much you paid to learn a programming language, only whether or not you actually know it.

https://exercism.org/
https://leetcode.com/
https://www.hackerrank.com/
https://www.codewars.com/
https://adventofcode.com/about

And, for goodness sake, start contributing on GitHub so you have an actual portfolio of work that you can show potential employers.

https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-beginners
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RE: Computer Science Program is now ABET accredited - by rachel83az - 10-12-2023, 05:57 AM

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