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I’ve blogged previously about sitting in the School of Informations’s SI 539: Design of Complex Websites, my opinion of language choice, and my frustrations with parts of App Engine. After the last session of the course I had a short conversation with Chuck about the nature of the SI’s programming requirement, the state of various languages and development environments, and the possibility of offering a solid selection of high-level, high-specificity half semester courses focusing on a single development space (Rails, App Engine, iPhone, Android, OLPC, RFID, etc). SI’s current programming offerings aim for a basic competency level. This aim is a major disservice to the HCI students in the program who graduate with no completed projects and no “hard” skills they can apply, even at a beginner level.