Re: Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?



"Judson McClendon" <judmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Sebastian Hanigk" <hanigk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Charles Hottel" <chottel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

When computers and software can simulate a human brain at speeds faster
than
a human there will be little need for human programmers.

A few problems: we still do not understand the human brain and looking at
it from a complexity point of view it seems a very daunting task for
simulating neurons.

Look at it that way: we understand the heart muscle quite well, but are
not able to construct a replacement that works for decades like the
original (in fact we do recycle hearts due to their superiority).


And along similar lines, we were promised "flat screen TV any day now"
from back in the 50's. If it took them 50 years longer than they thought
just to make a flat TV (with TVs already in existence), how long is it
going
to take them to emulate human thought, when nobody has a clue how it
works? My suggestion is, don't hold your breath. :-)

50 years for a flat screen TV, taken over the decades it took, is NOT the
same as it would take now.

You have neglected the ever increasing rate of change in knowledge
acquisition.

The same process today would take around 6 years.

I love the way you say "nobody" has a clue how Human thought works... :-)

What you mean is that "nobody you know" has a clue about it.

In fact, there is more information on this very important subject arriving
every day. The understanding of it is growing and the growth is
accelerating.

You really should read "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil. He has
many cites of places where such research is going on and the progress that
is being made.

While Kurzweil's predictions may be controversial, there is no denying the
facts he has based them on.

Processes (particularly mental ones) which were once shrouded in mystery are
dropping more veils every day. And some of them are found to be much simpler
than was first supposed.

Pete.
--
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."



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