Keynote: Computer Science Education for the Next Generation
summary
Argues that the real goal is teaching a meta-skill of on-demand learning — the ability to form and refine mental models and to pop up and down the abstraction stack — not just syntax. Demonstrates with a smart trashcan (UX shows how mental models fail), cites Rails and Ember as common leaky abstractions, and reports hiring one successful graduate from a code school as evidence that focused short programs can work. Proposes explicit mental roadmaps and targeted practice to bridge the CS cliff.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 8:00Disruption
- 11:22The Traditional Path
- 13:40Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
- 29:14All Abstractions Leak
- 49:31It takes a village to raise a child.
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