[pjmlp]

I would say it is a matter of quality in computing related degrees.

My university did a pretty good job teaching the ways of the past.

Sadly things seem to have changed for the worst in the last 20 years.

[coldtea]

>My university did a pretty good job teaching the ways of the past.

That's because the past then was still modern.

[pjmlp]

Meaning teaching in the 90's the computing history of programming all the back to the early days.

Those majoring in systems programming had a good glimpse of OSes and programming languages.