Not really.. It's not just another templating engine. It is designed for web applications (as opposed to web pages) so that a standardized user interface can be carried throughout the app. This can be done with templates, but it's not ideal.
At my university, we started a class called "Open Source Software Development" this spring. In it, we are actively working on an open source project, and are learning about the methodologies and philosophies that go along with this development model. On the practical side, we are also learning to use some of the most common development tools (SourceForge, CVS, Lists...). The class is student led with a professor overseeing the whole thing. So far it has been going really well. We are three weeks into the semester, and the students are already contributing quite a bit to the project. Looks like it's going to be a winner!
I'm a student at a college that excels at giving a "well rounded" education. They view education as more than just trying to train students for a job, but to create thinking people who have an aptitude to learn in any circumstance. I'm a computer science major, taking artificial intelligence courses, but I also have philosophy, art/music, and cultural awareness classes. Granted at the time that I'm taking the classes, they seem pointless. But looking back at the last two years, I can see how valuable they have been in expanding my thinking beyond just computer science.
Education should not be viewed as a way to make more money or get a better job. Rather, it should be viewed as a way to broaden our horizons on every front, thus making us intelligent beings.
Everybody knows that teaching C/C++/Java (or any specific language) in a computer science course is pointless. It's the aptitude to learn new languages, the ability to quickly learn and adapt to the ever changing world, that creates a good computer science graduate. My school focuses mainly on that, and I'm very happy of that fact. Without it, what I am being taught will be extinct in 5 years!! But teaching how to learn will last a lifetime.
Sending money is all well and good, but I'd suggest sending a gift certificate to ThinkGeek (http://www.thinkgeek.com). Everyone loves ThinkGeek, and getting a certificate in your mailbox is a great thrill!
Also, be sure to specify who it's to. Especially with a large project where it would be next to impossible to distribute it between all developers. Take away the ambiguity and specify who it is to.
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Not really.. It's not just another templating engine. It is designed for web applications (as opposed to web pages) so that a standardized user interface can be carried throughout the app. This can be done with templates, but it's not ideal.
At my university, we started a class called "Open Source Software Development" this spring. In it, we are actively working on an open source project, and are learning about the methodologies and philosophies that go along with this development model. On the practical side, we are also learning to use some of the most common development tools (SourceForge, CVS, Lists...). The class is student led with a professor overseeing the whole thing. So far it has been going really well. We are three weeks into the semester, and the students are already contributing quite a bit to the project. Looks like it's going to be a winner!
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I'm a student at a college that excels at giving a "well rounded" education. They view education as more than just trying to train students for a job, but to create thinking people who have an aptitude to learn in any circumstance. I'm a computer science major, taking artificial intelligence courses, but I also have philosophy, art/music, and cultural awareness classes. Granted at the time that I'm taking the classes, they seem pointless. But looking back at the last two years, I can see how valuable they have been in expanding my thinking beyond just computer science.
Education should not be viewed as a way to make more money or get a better job. Rather, it should be viewed as a way to broaden our horizons on every front, thus making us intelligent beings.
Everybody knows that teaching C/C++/Java (or any specific language) in a computer science course is pointless. It's the aptitude to learn new languages, the ability to quickly learn and adapt to the ever changing world, that creates a good computer science graduate. My school focuses mainly on that, and I'm very happy of that fact. Without it, what I am being taught will be extinct in 5 years!! But teaching how to learn will last a lifetime.
Sending money is all well and good, but I'd suggest sending a gift certificate to ThinkGeek (http://www.thinkgeek.com). Everyone loves ThinkGeek, and getting a certificate in your mailbox is a great thrill!
Also, be sure to specify who it's to. Especially with a large project where it would be next to impossible to distribute it between all developers. Take away the ambiguity and specify who it is to.