Questions about education paths one should take as a programmer.
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Software Engineering: Should I go for an undergraduate degree (round 2), or should I go for a masters degree? [closed]
This is a personal question, so hopefully I don't get chased off the internet, but here goes...
I keep going in circles with this issue, and I would love any advice I could get.
I have two semesters ...
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Introducing Programming To a Mathematician [closed]
I currently am a programmer, I'm almost 16 years of age and have pretty much narrowed my careers down to something involving a Computer Science degree or Electrical Engineering degree (I know they are ...
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As a self-taught programmer, how do I get the academic foundation without attending school again?
I've made a pretty good living as a self-taught programmer, but when I find that I discuss some low-level fundamental topics with my peers who have a CS degree, holes appear in my knowledge. I'm a big ...
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Why would universities educate IT leaders who lacks IT interest? [closed]
I am not sure if there is an obvious answer to this, but this question has somewhat baffled me from the first time I started thinking about it.
My university's IT department educates managers and IT ...
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How photo-realistic rendering can be applied in education? [closed]
Whole point of the question is described in title. So How can be applied photo-realistic rendering in education? For example it can be applied for rendering video tutorials with spec-effects.
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ViewController in programming
ViewController is a term for classes that handle views in a framework. This is especially used in MVC frameworks. I go through various projects, written by various programmers, who implement MVC in ...
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Non computer science background, need help understanding various math/calc algorithms from academic papers
I love reading through computer science papers but I am frustrated that I cannot understand the algorithms using mathematic notation font. In addition, when they start getting into calculus stuff, I ...
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Will getting a degree in mathematics help in game development?
I'm two months away from getting my degree in systems engineering, which is to say, I learned how to code and code well using managed languages.
The only reason I got into this career was because I ...
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Compiler Jobs - How Much Education Is Needed
I was motivated by the Compiler Construction As A Subject question and thought I would ask this one.
I have heard from a few people that they have a good "compiler team" (don't ask where I heard it, ...
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What should I look for in a school when trying to obtain a Software Engineering degree? [closed]
My goal is to be as employable as possible and to have enough knowledge not to look foolish when interviewed. However, that's probably everyone's goal and it's not achieved simply by taking classes in ...
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What to look for in a training course
My development team is looking to expand into some new areas that we don't currently have direct skills for. We're trying to evaluate the available training courses, but there's not much depth of ...
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Is there a good resource for coding terminology definitions? [closed]
As a constant learner, as we all are, I crave better learning resources.
One thing I have never had is a go to place for definitions of coding terminology, does anyone here have any recommendations? ...
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Is it ethical to read programming books on the clock? [migrated]
I have an issue that hasn't ever surfaced as a problem, but it's a question that's been bugging me internally a little bit for the last several years.
I've worked at a few different places where they ...
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Lisp or a Lisp dialect for a newbie programmer? [closed]
After python, people recommend beginners should learn a functional language like Lisp. I didn't learn Python as my first language. Instead, I did Java like most CS students (currently in 2nd year of ...
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Regarding Computer Science Degrees [closed]
I'm going to college next year (Brandeis University). There are a ton of Computer Science programs available, and I wanted to know if there was any difference in terms of jobs. There's a BA, BS, and ...
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Educational and career path advice for a front end programmer majored with a bachelor in Graphic Design [closed]
Hi I have just realized pretty late in life I like programming and developing software for the web than doing art. As a side note I'm almost done with my MCSD: web applications certification, c# is my ...
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What GSCE Edexcel subjects do I need to study Computer Science? [closed]
I am currently at school and I'm studying GSCE Edexcel at my school. I know that I want to study Computer Science as I already know how to program (node.js, python, C, C++, PHP).
I will be attending ...
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Java or C++ for university CS courses?
I'm in the throes of getting myself enrolled in school to get a CS degree. The school I am looking at actually offers both Java- and C++-based for the introductory software development courses ...
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Why is C++ often the first language taught in college? [closed]
My school starts the computer science curriculum with C++ programming courses, meaning this is the first language that many of the students learn.
I've seen that many people dislike C++, and I've ...
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The similarities between Functional Programming & Object Oriented-Imperative Programming? [closed]
The heading couldn't say it anymore better.
I understand the differences between the paradigms but i would like to know the similarities between them.
I'm looking for things that affect the program ...
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What “jobs” benefit by having someone with a programming background perform them?
What non-programming jobs should someone look for who doesn't have the passion for programming?
There are a percentage of people who make it through a computer science type of degree but do not have ...
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What can I do to advance my knowledge as a supplement to a Software Engineering course?
I studied in a technical school and learned programming, among other subjects related to IT and gained the title of IT Technician.
I decided to follow programming as my career choice and began a ...
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What's the meaning of term context in programming
I was looking through some Objective C docs.. and got this :
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext : Creates a bitmap-based graphics context
and makes it the current context.
Also, the same term is ...
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Feeling of Despair before programming? [closed]
When I have a programming assignment or some program that I have to start on I sometimes have this feeling of despair, I just do whatever to starting and then I just start feeling like crap, and that ...
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Will I learn more from changing other people's code?
I am currently trying to break through the intermediate coder stage to advanced and needless to say it's been tough.
I have been working through several books with example code. I have felt lately ...
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Am I a bad programmer, or does everyone have this feeling? [duplicate]
I tend to understand things rather quickly, but after 2 years of programming in Python I still stumble across things (like Flask today) that amaze me. I look at the code, have no idea what's going on, ...
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Teaching `class`es and objects in C++ to university students
To learn classes and objects at my university, students are required to develop a simple game (nine-mens morris or something similar) using Java. Java is used because of its libraries and tool ...
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How to change my career path using a PhD? [closed]
I have a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.S. in Software Engineering. Just under 10 months ago I started a new development job. I didn't think I could hate any job more than I hated my previous job, ...
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How can I get my progress reviewed as a solo junior developer
I am currently working for a 2 person company, as the solo primary developer. My boss gets the clients, mocks up some png design templates and hands them over to me.
This system has been working fine ...
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Comparing Academic Curriculum Specificity: Generalist vs Specialist
For someone that is relatively new to web development, would you recommend pursing an academic curriculum that is more diverse (introducing several languages and frameworks with other classes on ...
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What should I consider when choosing between taking a MOOC or working on a project?
As background, I've been programming for about 5 years, and feel like I'm somewhat "up to speed" on industry best-practices and techniques (for web development, specifically), as well as software ...
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Is ABET accreditation important for a bachelors degree in Software Engineering? [closed]
Is ABET accreditation important for a bachelors degree in software engineering in the US? Does a person with a non-accredited degree in software engineering have a disadvantage when applying for ...
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How do I know if I have a good programming professor?
Today I begun my second programming course. The professor seemed a bit different from the others - we had some fun saying things like "he's probably a misunderstood genius".
He criticized some other ...
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What is a Ph.D. good for in the software industry? [closed]
I'm a self-taught programmer and have just started a computer science degree to supplement my knowledge and fill in the gaps.
However, I'm already debating the direction of my education. I want a 4 ...
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Should object oriented programming be the first thing students learn? [closed]
My high school is starting a program where, instead of following the 'traditional' method of teaching programming (learning variables, then operations, loops, methods, and finally OOP), students are ...
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Advice for nontraditional CS student?
I'm in a rather unique situation here. I am going to start school for computer science tomorrow (literally) at a local university in a BS program. However, I am starting as a nontraditional student. ...
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Last semester of college: while trying to get first web/mobile developer job [closed]
I am in the last year of my BS in Engineering - Information Technology degree. Some things I have noticed while looking for jobs is that larger older corporations want you to know java or c# for their ...
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Do people who get paid to write code but score low on the “programmer competency matrix” have an ethical duty to find a different kind of job?
People advise me to "find a job doing something that you are good at", but the truth is that I don't believe I am good with anything other than just writing code. I don't think that I can design or ...
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Does reading code and reading about code help in self -development? [closed]
As my profile will tell you, I am in my second year of a 4-year Software Engineering program.
(Long post, skip to the end for the short version)
First, a little background. I started coding in ...
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About to graduate from good school without any progamming skills [closed]
I am about to graduate from a good US school with a Computer Science degree, having good grades and high GPA. I have no freaking clue how to write a good program, how to properly test it... nada, ...
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Should I go back to school to do computers if I have an MA degree? [closed]
I'm new to the forum so I will take this question down if it's not considered a good one. Thanks for your patience.
Can I do computer programming at a major company with an MA in Political Science if ...
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How important is Discrete Mathematics for a Computer Scientist?
As the title says,
How important is Discrete Mathematics for a Computer Scientist?
Background: I'm pursuing a Master's degree with a focus on fundamentals such as Algorithms, Complexity and ...
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What % of career programmers have a bachelor's degree in programming related fields?
I've been having a dispute with a friend over how many programmers working full time in software development actually have a 4 year degree. It seems like there's less full timers with degrees in this ...
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How to create an auto-grader in and for Python
I'm trying to create an auto-grader for one of my beginning programming courses for python. From my online search, I've come to know that it is effectively a unit test framework that tests the ...
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2 Years Work Experience, Should I treat it like im a College Graduate? [closed]
So I just got laid off from a company after 2 years, no fault of my own. It was a large, rather well known company that had been doing cuts for the entire year (almost 75% of our department was cut). ...
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Self taught programmer seeking advice [closed]
I need some general advice on how to continue my programming studies. I'm a self taught programmer and I picked up programming somewhere in the fall of 2011. I began with C++ and Java books and I ...
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Idea for a physics–computer science joint curriculum and textbook
I want to write (and have starting outlining) a physics textbook which assumes its reader is a competent computer programmer. Normal physics textbooks teach physical formulas and give problems that ...
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What programming languages exist for mechatronics purposes?
Is there any specific language which is designed for mechatronics programming? I know about LabView, which is a data flow language, but not sure about its main platform.
Could you recommend to me, ...
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Software and/(x)or Hardware Projects for Pre-School Kids [closed]
I offered to participate at my kid's pre-school for various activities (yes, I'm crazy like that), and one of them is to help them discover extra-curricular (big word for a pre-school, but by lack of ...
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Is software development an engineering discipline?
Can software development be considered engineering? If no, what are the things that it lacks in order to be qualified as an engineering discipline? Related to this is this question on Stack Overflow ...
