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by biot 5433 days ago
I think the more likely explanation is that a lot of people saw insane fortunes being made from computer science in the dot-com boom and went and got their degrees, hoping to cash in as well. In the subsequent bust, the party was over and computer science reverted to being a program for those who were truly interested in it. I'd rather it stayed that way.