The FullStack Education Paradox

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Hannes Moser – @eliiasUniversity of Applied Sciences

Salzburg

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Austria

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I ! teaching!

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And !

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The spaceship university 2

2 http://www.fh-salzburg.ac.at/

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Web Development & Engineering

MultiMediaTechnology3

3 Bachelor degree program

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60+Lecturers (47 external)

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120Students

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40+projects/year

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Bachelor

3 yearssince 2008

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Master

2 yearssince 2011

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Where is the !?

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Where is the !?4 Web development is not an important part of Computer Science.

4 Learning programing might not even be part of computer science at all!

4 Most of the technology we use as web developers, has been invented/researched 20 years ago.

4 The FullStack developer is a myth6

6 http://andyshora.com/full-stack-developers.html

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Where is the !?Languages used in computer science programs4 1990: Modula, LISP, Prolog, Smalltalk

4 1993: Ada, Occam, Smalltak

4 1995: Java, Java, Java

4 1998: Java, Java, Java

4 2000: Java, Java, Java

4 2005: Java, Java, Java

4 2013: Java, Java, Java

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Where is the !?The good news

4 Python as first language (at some universities)

4 Acceptance of script languages

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Formal education systems vs. Informal education

systems

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Formal education systemsThey have got a bad reputation:

4 Not innovative

4 Bureaucracy

4 Teaching the wrong stuff

4 Theory over Applied Sciences

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Formal education systemsBut there are some positive things too:

4 An environment dedicated to learn

4 You get time to learn (years)

4 Intense networking

4 You can build relationships that last a lifetime

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Formal education systems“Still today you can't go to college and expect to graduate with a degree in front-end engineering.”

— Front-end Handbook

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Formal education systemsBut it might not be for everybody:

4 Learn about stuff you do not want to know

4 You already know all that stuff (or you at least think so)

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Informal education systems4 Rails Girls & Rails Girls Summer of Code8

4 Nodeschool

4 Open Tech School

4 Mentorship Programs

4 …

8 Anika Lindtner – „Getting more Women in Open Source“

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Informal education systemsBut this might not be enough for some students:

4 Limited time (1 day to 1 month)

4 Limited to certain technology

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You do not need to choose between one or the other!

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Teaching Computer Science

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In an applied way!

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First time using a scripting languageconst Singleton = (function () { let instance function createInstance() { const object = new Object(„I am the instance“) return object } return { getInstance() { if (!instance) { instance = createInstance() } return instance } }})()

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IShouldReallyGetOverJava

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After using it for some timeexport default Object.freeze({ method() {…}})

AWWWWESOME! cause modules are singeltons. 55 http://www.2ality.com/2014/09/es6-modules-final.html

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The Stack

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The Stack4 Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

4 Front-end

4 Back-end

4 Operations

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The StackHow we teach it:

4 Focus on applied development (projects)

4 Try to pick the best parts from Computer Science

4 Make progressive technology choices

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The StackFirst things first

4 Introduction to (Web-)Programing

4 Introduction to Databases

4 Introduction to Computer Networks

4 Algorithms & Data Structures

4 Applied Mathematics

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The StackAdditional courses

4 A statically typed language (C#)

4 Multimedia systems

4 Computer Graphics

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The StackSecond year4 Front-end Development (ECMAScript2015, CSS)

4 Back-end Development (Ruby on Rails, Node.js)

4 Content Management Systems

4 Interaction Design

4 Workflows & Operations (DevOps)

4 Software Project Management

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The StackInteractive Prototyping

&Physical Computing

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The StackComputer Science

4 Design Patterns

4 Cryptography

4 Concurrent & Distributed Systems

4 Writing a Scientific Paper

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The StackFinal year

4 Internship (3-5 months)

4 Final (interdisciplinary) project

4 Bachelor thesis

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The StackWhat can you do with this knowledge?

4 Concept Development

4 First Project

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The Stack – Results

vidatio

4 Open Government Data

4 Semi-automatic visualization

4 Autocorrection for input data

4 In cooperation with the city of Salzburg

https://vidatio.mediacube.at/

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Portfolio

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The Stack – Tuition

~360€ / semester7

7 Approx. 245 GBP

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The Community

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The Community4 Salzburg Webdev Meetup

4 Visiting local companies

4 2-3 Talks

4 Barcamp "the next web"

4 Web development conference

4 Field trips46

Barcamp “the next web”4 Classic barcamp format

4 Twice a year

4 120 developers

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https://barcamp-sbg.at

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Web development conference4 One day, two tracks

4 March 2015

https://conc.at

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Field trips

4 Mozilla Festival London

4 EuRuKo

4 JSUnconf

4 Trivago Hackathon

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Invite Us! Contact

Contact Hannes Moser

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Time for Action

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Do you work at a university?

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HTW$Berlin

FH$Salzburg

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Let's collaborate!

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Do you study Computer Science?

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ErasmusStudent exchange program

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Want to study web-development?

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Do you run a web company?

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Internships

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Have you ever thought about teaching?

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You should teach what you are really into4 Frontend: ECMAScript 2015, CSS Modules, React

4 Backend: Ruby on Rails, Node.js

4 Tooling: GitHub, Browserify, Webpack, CI/CD

4 TDD, BDD

4 Operations → *NIX, Docker, Databases, Scalable Architectures

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You DO NOT need a Ph.D to teach!

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You do not need to be an academic at all!

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Do you have something interesting to talk about?

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If you don't care about my university in particular, you can still…4 be a mentor to others

4 offer paid internships

4 and share your knowledge

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Vision

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You should be able to study Web Development at a university near you4 If you are a student. Demand it!

4 If you are a developer. Offer it!

4 If you are in academia. Get over Java!

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Embrace the Web!

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Thank You! Hannes Moser – @eliias "

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Links4 Hannes Moser

4 GitHub

4 Twitter

4 MultiMediaTechnology

4 University of Applied Sciences Salzburg

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