The rise of Google, the rise of Facebook, the rise of Apple, I think are proof that there is a place for computer science as something that solves problems that people face every day.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones.
In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.
I like to think of it as this new field. Instead of computer science, it's going to be virtual science.
Look at what Silicon Valley has done - the advance of computers.
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.
I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
One of the problems we've had is that the ICT curriculum in the past has been written for a subject that is changing all the time. I think that what we should have is computer science in the future - and how it fits in to the curriculum is something we need to be talking to scientists, to experts in coding and to young people about.
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.