Category Archives: Education
Schools out for good!
Last weekend was my graduation ceremony. I now have a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science. I think it’s pretty cool, but now I have some serious thinking to do about my career. I should have worked to complete … Continue reading
Schools out!
Tonight I finished the last assignments for the fall trimester at school. Of my 3 classes I know I got an A in one, expect to get an A in a second, and am pretty sure I will get a … Continue reading
Why do people switch to Linux?
I just came across an O’Reilly article about the reasons people switch to Linux, and how most people who switched did not do it out of hatred of Microsoft. I’ve used Linux off and on since around 1996 or 1997, … Continue reading
Startup School update!
A while back I posted about Paul Graham’s Startup School. Basically he helps groups of CS students start a company by giving them business advice and just enough money for them to rent a cheap office, buy bandwidth and some … Continue reading
Not liking Calculus
The concepts in my Calculus class seem cool enough, but I’m just barely passing. Each week we get problems assigned and I do ok on them, but on the first exam I just blanked out. There is a big difference … Continue reading
Coding paper
Oddly, the paper from my last post received a perfect score while the class average was only 88%. Now if I could be that lucky in my calculus class…
Coding as art – persuasion paper
This is a paper I just finished for my technical communications class. I argue that software development should be considered as a creative art like other forms of writing. It’s not especially well written as it was one of those “write a paper by next week in your spare time between work and other classes†type assignments and I had to throw it together in a few hours, but the main point is still valid. Maybe another argument for coding being creative is the fact I’m better at it than I am writing papers. Continue reading
Startup Summer Camp? That’s just cool
One of the reasons I decided to return to school to finish my CS degree is that I’ve always thought it would be cool to be self employed as a software developer. When I was a kid I thought I … Continue reading
Fall trimester – week 1
It’s confirmed, I still hate math. Last week was the first of fall trimester, so I’ve now experienced a week of two of my classes. The third is only a 6 week class and don’t start for a few more … Continue reading
Computer Science degrees
It’s the first week of a new semester and I’ve been looking over the syllabus for my Applied Calculus class. I hate to say it this soon, but this is one of the few classes that will hurt my GPA. Continue reading