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You did CS at Hendrix College? I did too ('11) and can't help mentioning it even though I have little to say... because hey, small school, tiny department, it'

You did CS at Hendrix College? I did too ('11) and can't help mentioning it even though I have little to say... because hey, small school, tiny department, it's not often you run into another Hendrix CS alum, even virtually. And after years in "industry" I really appreciate the surprisingly good CS education there for a not well known school How's the dept doing these days? Is Ferrer still there?

gjf2a 8y ago
Hi Domingo, This is Dr. Ferrer. I am pleased to tell you that I am still at Hendrix College, now completing my 16th year. We're doing well. We hired Dr. Mark Goodrich after Collins retired (2014), and we hired Dr. Brent Yorgey (the author of this blog post) in 2015 after Burch departed for Google. Both have been fantastic contributors to the CS program and to Hendrix College. I'm glad that your education has served you well! I'd love to hear an update from you when you get a chance.
- azinman2 8y ago
  I love HN for all these random connections, even if I have no skin in the game!
  - senorsmile 8y ago
    Me too. I feel like the world is not as big as it actually is!
    - mar77i 8y ago
      It's not surprising, it's actually a birthday paradox kind of thing.
    - mpfundstein 8y ago
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_experiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_experiment
teirce 8y ago
Sure did! Looks like you already have a reply from Ferrer :) but I will chime in to say the department is doing as well as ever. I graduated a couple years ago and was also surprised with how strong my CS background was going into industry. It's definitely served me well. It's still a small department - I think there were <10 people in my class - but has seen an uptick in growth the last few years. They've made some really great hires recently - obviously Brent, as well as Mark. Both are great teachers and Hendrix is lucky to have them.

gjf2a 8y ago

Hi Domingo, This is Dr. Ferrer. I am pleased to tell you that I am still at Hendrix College, now completing my 16th year. We're doing well. We hired Dr. Mark Goodrich after Collins retired (2014), and we hired Dr. Brent Yorgey (the author of this blog post) in 2015 after Burch departed for Google. Both have been fantastic contributors to the CS program and to Hendrix College. I'm glad that your education has served you well! I'd love to hear an update from you when you get a chance.

azinman2 8y ago
I love HN for all these random connections, even if I have no skin in the game!
- senorsmile 8y ago
  Me too. I feel like the world is not as big as it actually is!
  - mar77i 8y ago
    It's not surprising, it's actually a birthday paradox kind of thing.
  - mpfundstein 8y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_experiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-world_experiment

teirce 8y ago

Sure did! Looks like you already have a reply from Ferrer :) but I will chime in to say the department is doing as well as ever. I graduated a couple years ago and was also surprised with how strong my CS background was going into industry. It's definitely served me well. It's still a small department - I think there were <10 people in my class - but has seen an uptick in growth the last few years. They've made some really great hires recently - obviously Brent, as well as Mark. Both are great teachers and Hendrix is lucky to have them.