A Computer Science degree is not meant to teach you HTML, CSS, or how to write React components—these are things an average 14-year-old can learn from YouTube or a coding bootcamp. You didn’t score an A to be taught HTML or React.
The purpose of a CS degree is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of computing, algorithms, data structures, and programming paradigms, often through languages like C or C . These languages enforce an understanding of memory management, efficiency, and problem-solving—skills that apply universally across all programming disciplines.
Universities are not training grounds for specific frameworks or tools that change every few years; they are meant to shape problem-solvers who can adapt to any technology. If you went to university expecting to be taught React or Vue, you misunderstood the purpose of a CS degree.
Those are things you pick up along the way, but the real value of your education is in mastering the science behind computing.
Kenyan universities should revise their curriculum especially tech courses! KCA University still offers Visual Basic as a compulsory Unit.