--- title: Your CS Degree Is Teaching You the Wrong Things | TheStandup link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKxq7lgqpIM source: youtube-com-theprimetimeagen published: 2026-09-06T13:13:53Z updated: 2026-09-06T13:17:57Z first_seen: 2026-09-08T10:17:10.166315Z authors: - The PrimeTime summary: "[Sponsor]\nssh terminal.shop\nYes, seriously, this is my company, and we selected and found some of the worlds best coffee. US only (for now (the world is hard when you don't do crappy influencer coffee))\n\nFull Episode:\nYoutube: https://youtu.be/E9ENAgA_paI\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vfLBDuBi1AVnOdfEKc1kh\n\n[Description]\nAI is changing how we write software, but what does that mean for programming languages and computer science education? The crew debates Python vs. C, whether language aesthetics still matter, what CS degrees should actually teach, and whether low-level knowledge will become even more valuable in the age of AI.\n\n[Chapters]\n00:00:00 - Intro\n00:00:30 - CS Degrees Python VS C++\n00:02:33 - Monitoring The Situation\n00:04:30 - Terminal\n00:05:04 - A diplomatic Take\n00:08:31 - Two Schools of CS Degrees\n00:13:48 - High Level vs Low Level\n00:18:42 - Theory vs Practical\n00:21:10 - What should you learn?\n00:25:03 - Extending down\n00:30:14 - Is Python a mistake?\n00:33:04 - What about C++ ?\n00:35:07 - Perfect Student\n00:40:14 - Outro\n\n[Sources]\nSF Hot List: https://known.com/hotlist\nBlocker Topic Tweet: https://x.com/zack_overflow/status/2094561759738921007?s=46 \nMain Topic Tweet: https://x.com/MTSlive/status/2094524974392565997\nVaxry weighs in: https://x.com/vaxryy/status/2094793886291870206 \nKrazam Makro Excel videos:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp2-EUKQAI\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubbVvKbUfY\n\n[Hosts/Guests]\nPrime: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/theprimeagen\nTeej: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/teej-dv\nTrash: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/trash\nDHH: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/dhh\n\n[Partners]\nLinear: https://trm.sh/linear\nSentry: https://trm.sh/sentry\n\n[Socials]\nx.com/thestanduppod\ninstagram.com/thestanduppod\ntiktok.com/@thestanduppod\nfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61573286173150\n\n[Other Places to find us]\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01A062kejnXFkJE01bjN5J\nRSS: thestanduppod.com/feed.xml\nClips: @TheStandupPodClips\nWebsite: thestanduppod.com\n\n[Tags]\nAI, artificial intelligence, programming, coding, computer science, CS degree, Python, C, C++, Rust, Lua, programming languages, software engineering, AI agents, coding agents, developer tools, computer science education, low level programming, high level programming, tech, software development, Terminal Coffee" content: extracted html: 2026-09-06-your-cs-degree-is-teaching-you-the-wrong-things-thestandup.html preview: file: 2026-09-06-your-cs-degree-is-teaching-you-the-wrong-things-thestandup.preview-2803fbdbc7c1.webp width: 256 height: 192 color: '#312b28' images: - source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZKxq7lgqpIM/maxresdefault.jpg original: file: 2026-09-06-your-cs-degree-is-teaching-you-the-wrong-things-thestandup.image-c686dbd9ede5.jpg width: 1280 height: 720 variants: - file: 2026-09-06-your-cs-degree-is-teaching-you-the-wrong-things-thestandup.image-b9043aa3b261.webp width: 48 height: 27 color: '#282728' extra: thumbnail: https://i3.ytimg.com/vi/ZKxq7lgqpIM/hqdefault.jpg --- \[Sponsor\]\ ssh terminal.shop\ Yes, seriously, this is my company, and we selected and found some of the worlds best coffee. US only (for now (the world is hard when you don't do crappy influencer coffee)) Full Episode:\ Youtube: https://youtu.be/E9ENAgA\_paI\ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vfLBDuBi1AVnOdfEKc1kh \[Description\]\ AI is changing how we write software, but what does that mean for programming languages and computer science education? The crew debates Python vs. C, whether language aesthetics still matter, what CS degrees should actually teach, and whether low-level knowledge will become even more valuable in the age of AI. \[Chapters\]\ 00:00:00 - Intro\ 00:00:30 - CS Degrees Python VS C++\ 00:02:33 - Monitoring The Situation\ 00:04:30 - Terminal\ 00:05:04 - A diplomatic Take\ 00:08:31 - Two Schools of CS Degrees\ 00:13:48 - High Level vs Low Level\ 00:18:42 - Theory vs Practical\ 00:21:10 - What should you learn?\ 00:25:03 - Extending down\ 00:30:14 - Is Python a mistake?\ 00:33:04 - What about C++ ?\ 00:35:07 - Perfect Student\ 00:40:14 - Outro \[Sources\]\ SF Hot List: https://known.com/hotlist\ Blocker Topic Tweet: https://x.com/zack\_overflow/status/2094561759738921007?s=46 \ Main Topic Tweet: https://x.com/MTSlive/status/2094524974392565997\ Vaxry weighs in: https://x.com/vaxryy/status/2094793886291870206 \ Krazam Makro Excel videos:\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp2-EUKQAI\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubbVvKbUfY \[Hosts/Guests\]\ Prime: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/theprimeagen\ Teej: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/teej-dv\ Trash: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/trash\ DHH: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/dhh \[Partners\]\ Linear: https://trm.sh/linear\ Sentry: https://trm.sh/sentry \[Socials\]\ x.com/thestanduppod\ instagram.com/thestanduppod\ tiktok.com/@thestanduppod\ facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573286173150 \[Other Places to find us\]\ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01A062kejnXFkJE01bjN5J\ RSS: thestanduppod.com/feed.xml\ Clips: @TheStandupPodClips\ Website: thestanduppod.com \[Tags\]\ AI, artificial intelligence, programming, coding, computer science, CS degree, Python, C, C++, Rust, Lua, programming languages, software engineering, AI agents, coding agents, developer tools, computer science education, low level programming, high level programming, tech, software development, Terminal Coffee