On: Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987)

[axiolite]

I think the article is fine, the title is just pre-WWW clickbait.

This quote seems a fair assessment, but doesn't exactly match the headline:

"There certainly is going to be a need for more and better technical talent in the high-tech industry."

So enrollment dropped from 2.1% to 1.6% after the hot computer jobs market cooled a bit, and reality set-in for several of the students who weren't very technical, and just expected an easy path to a high-paid job. It's been known to happen.

[drw85 → axiolite]

It's still happening.

Half of the students here think CS is about games and fun, once they realize it's maths and pretty dry stuff they switch to something else.