[Omnirizon]

I would say its writing, not talking, that is important for computer programming. And in reality every computer programmer is going to be an above average writer, mathmetician, and... computer programmer. Take the following examples:


Hello my name is Donald Knuth; not only am I quite likely the most noted figure in modern computer science, I have written about 15 MASSIVE books about it. My father owned a printing press and this had a HUGE impact on my skills with computers later in life. I've also written the de facto standard software for doing academic publishing, LaTeX.

Hello my name is Eric Raymond, I'm a hacker extraordinaire who has wrote a category killing mail client for Linux, as well as hacked on Linux, Nethack, and tons of other computer software. Most notably though, I've written the most famous books on modern hacking, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, and the Art of Unix Programming. Some English student didn't write those, I did. Lastly, according to me and other books such as "Rebel Code", it was the highly social nature of computer scientists over networks such as usenet that allowed Open Source Software to become a reality. In other words, computer scientists are really good at communicating.

Hello, we are Linux. According to Raymond, we represent the top 5% of computer programming talent in the world. One of the most notable correlations we have is the fact that Linux is one of the most well documented pieces of software in existence; could this be because computer hacking and writing skills are related?

Hello, I am the liberal university model. Virtually every university in the world follows this model. Even MIT, known for computer science stuff, has English, philosophy, and literature courses on par with their technical courses. This is because knowledge in these areas improves performance in technical areas. Only community colleges and trade schools do not offer such well rounded education, and consequently their product is ill-suited for the new technological economy.