Software as a Craft
Bob Martin proposes that software development teams model themselves after craft guilds, with a master programmer supervising journeymen programmers who supervise apprentices. Not only that, but computer science degrees would be replaced by apprenticeship in most cases. He demonstrates that such a team would be fairly inexpensive and could be highly productive. It’s an intriguing idea.
My big concern with eliminating college is simply that higher education expands the mind. But is it really necessary to spend $200,000 between the ages of 18 and 22 in order to expand one’s mind? Perhaps that’s really just a luxury for the rich.
06 February 2018: updated URL