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by zgm 14y ago
The professor for my software engineering class mentioned it briefly at the beginning of the semester, but it was never brought up again. If you don't do a lot of learning on your own, you're probably not going to encounter it.
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by zgm 14y ago
I don't think it's a question of better or more exclusive learning opportunities. I think the op is arguing that you can gain the same skills and experience you would get starting a company at 20 by trial-and-error, but without the lost inc
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by zgm 14y ago
As a junior in an ECE/CS program I cannot recommend this book enough. It will teach you things most classes can't/won't.
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by zgm 14y ago
"Statistically, there does not appear to be much of a genetic component to pancreatic cancer, but still, I worried. How much longer do I have? Could there be a tumor growing inside of me at this very moment?" I lost my father to pancreatic
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by zgm 14y ago
This is exactly how I approach improving in programming. Since I didn't really get into it until I started college, I always feel like I'm playing catchup to everyone else. The trick to making progress is to not get discouraged. You'd be su
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by zgm 14y ago
Same. I've been playing around with Light Table for about a month now, and I'm completely hooked on Clojure.
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by zgm 14y ago
I concur. I am currently staying at the Mountain View house while doing a summer internship at a startup. It is difficult to find short-term housing on craigslist or other rental sites as most landlords are looking for long-term leases. Luc
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by zgm 14y ago
Nice work, Chris! I can't wait to start learning Clojure with it.
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by zgm 14y ago
With regards to Java itself, definitely check out Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java ( http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Java-Edition-Bruce-Eckel/dp/0... ). The 4th edition is the most current. However, previous ones are available for free here: