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I believe op is talking about the entire sequence where after those 2 you learn java and typescript. I also took the entire sequence the java one was really goo

I believe op is talking about the entire sequence where after those 2 you learn java and typescript. I also took the entire sequence the java one was really good at explaining aliasing problems, how to figure out an existing codebase by yourself, and all taught by UBC profs. The two intro courses that use htdp are not nearly as rigorous as the book, you never get to see anything difficult enough to warrant using the design recipes where the book you begin to appreciate that style more and more as it gets harder.

grey4228 6y ago
The two courses of your parent comment are 2 out of 6 courses of this program [1]. It mentions Java and Typescript. It seems like all 6 can be taken for free if you click the individual links. Is this what you took? [1] https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ubcx-software-development/ https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ubcx-software-development/ That indeed is the course the top comment is talking about. The instructor Gregor Kiczales has a youtube channel named 'Systematic Program Design' [2]. His 5 minutes intro video [3] is really good IMO - one can send it to ones relatives or friends who ask you what the heck you are doing in your job. [2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dEjIUwSxSNcW4PqNRQW8w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dEjIUwSxSNcW4PqNRQW8w [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbpHukiQ7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbpHukiQ7I
- hackermailman 6y ago
  Yep well 5.5 courses I took as the last one is a big project and I already was doing one so skipped it. The java courses are good in teaching how to properly make an abstract object iirc, was many years ago I took them. Probably the best intro to programming sequence you can find though maybe not enough assignments
- ralphc 6y ago
  Kiczales also wrote the Common Lisp classic "The Art of the Meta-Object Protocol"

grey4228 6y ago

The two courses of your parent comment are 2 out of 6 courses of this program [1]. It mentions Java and Typescript. It seems like all 6 can be taken for free if you click the individual links. Is this what you took? [1] https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ubcx-software-development/ https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ubcx-software-development/ That indeed is the course the top comment is talking about. The instructor Gregor Kiczales has a youtube channel named 'Systematic Program Design' [2]. His 5 minutes intro video [3] is really good IMO - one can send it to ones relatives or friends who ask you what the heck you are doing in your job. [2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dEjIUwSxSNcW4PqNRQW8w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dEjIUwSxSNcW4PqNRQW8w [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbpHukiQ7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbpHukiQ7I

hackermailman 6y ago
Yep well 5.5 courses I took as the last one is a big project and I already was doing one so skipped it. The java courses are good in teaching how to properly make an abstract object iirc, was many years ago I took them. Probably the best intro to programming sequence you can find though maybe not enough assignments
ralphc 6y ago
Kiczales also wrote the Common Lisp classic "The Art of the Meta-Object Protocol"