Education
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The Accidental Programmer
→: The Accidental ProgrammerSo far this is the best new name I have for my blog. I’m still brainstorming, but this is a story I want to tell and now is as good a time as any. I wrote, a while ago, about how I don’t have Imposter Syndrome any more. Perhaps it would have been better to…
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Java: Building Blocks and an Introduction to Processing
→: Java: Building Blocks and an Introduction to ProcessingUpdate: This will take place on Wednesday 18th and Friday 20th November, 7-9pm. Let me know if you’re interested. I’m thinking to run a session on this tomorrow, with discussion going on via Wave. Will start at 10 or 11am EST and run for 2 hours, with another 2 hours in the afternoon. Let me…
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10 Tips for Beginner Programmers
→: 10 Tips for Beginner ProgrammersThis week I’ve spent a lot of time debugging other people’s code, and we had some fun bugs in class too. This was my favorite bug (I refused to fix it, but she worked out how). I’ve helped people in C, VB, and Maple – none of which are my favorite languages (I didn’t know…
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Great Teachers
→: Great TeachersI’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, given certain circumstances I find myself in. And I’ve realized that in all my time at university (I’m entering my 6th year) I’ve had two great professors. The kind that inspire you, the student, with passion. Who explain clearly. The ones who teach the classes that you…