I think you mean do all this on a >spare computer am I right? I don't know about you but I don't like having to spend a day re-installing OSs & tools that I need to complete a graded assignment for teh next day. HIs computer will be teh most important asset he will have to get him through his course of study- he does'nt need to go messing it up, especially not intentionally. You can pick up little cheap machines anywhere - I got 1 for a tenner at the skip.
I think you'll find that most attentive students these days are pretty aware of assembly & JAVA. Most CS courses at degree level will run modules on architecture along with modules on OOP. Mine certainly does. Besides, I don't really understand how someone could be considered an 'expert' JAVA programmer without knowledge of whats happening at the lower levels, even if teh JVM does take that responsibility away from the programmer. The process is a hollistic one if its to be considered an 'expert' one. Also, you make JAVA sound like some easy language to learn which to my mind does'nt make sense. JAVA is after all a fully Object-Oriented language and as such comes with the added complexities of Object-Oriented design; something I expect only a very dedicated programmer will take the time to study properly.
I'm a 2nd year undergraduate, also in CS. Its really important that you discipline yourself. Honestly, the amount of people I've seen dropping out because they did'nt understand this is frightening. Basically, what happens is you get a load of people who think they know computers coming into the degree and they take it easy. Before they know it theres 5-6 hefty assignments sitting on them + exams. You'll have a pretty easy life for teh first few monthes but trust me things can get hairy pretty quick. I had a higher diploma in computing and a few years experience behind me before embarking on teh Bsc - I thought i knew a bit about computers then but now I know different. My financee bearly remembers what I look like when I go downstairs & my idea of a break is spending an hour reading Slashdot ( sad i know). Seriously though, having good time management skills will see you through a lot. Its a great course and it'll get better in 2nd/3rd year...enjoy it:)
If you apply some logic to this then I'm sure one question might pop into your head - Why is this so? Surely its not for lack of scientific proof. If we rely on science to create our template for truth, why would we ingnore it and futhermore, ignore it in favour of theories that imo have absolutely no substance or base in reality. This is not a matter which can be blamed on science because science has done and continues to do it's bit. Information is power and power is wealth and religion has produced some of the most powerful and wealthy people the world has ever seen. Think about the 'Gatekeepers'. There are many, many, reasons why science would be brought to it's knees; a knowledgable society is not one of them. This unforunate situation is something that has to be addressed more forcefully by the global scientific community. The media had portrayed science with a rather unfavorable image for a long time and because of this kids think its dumb. Personally, I'm hoping Toffler was right and that we'll come out of this brushing the dust off our jackets. Rant over.
public class GlobalPanOpticon extends Internetworking{}
The versatility of this machine is awesome init. Theres no doubt we're living in interesting times.
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I think you mean do all this on a >spare computer am I right? I don't know about you but I don't like having to spend a day re-installing OSs & tools that I need to complete a graded assignment for teh next day. HIs computer will be teh most important asset he will have to get him through his course of study- he does'nt need to go messing it up, especially not intentionally. You can pick up little cheap machines anywhere - I got 1 for a tenner at the skip.
I think you'll find that most attentive students these days are pretty aware of assembly & JAVA. Most CS courses at degree level will run modules on architecture along with modules on OOP. Mine certainly does. Besides, I don't really understand how someone could be considered an 'expert' JAVA programmer without knowledge of whats happening at the lower levels, even if teh JVM does take that responsibility away from the programmer. The process is a hollistic one if its to be considered an 'expert' one. Also, you make JAVA sound like some easy language to learn which to my mind does'nt make sense. JAVA is after all a fully Object-Oriented language and as such comes with the added complexities of Object-Oriented design; something I expect only a very dedicated programmer will take the time to study properly.
I'm a 2nd year undergraduate, also in CS. Its really important that you discipline yourself. Honestly, the amount of people I've seen dropping out because they did'nt understand this is frightening. Basically, what happens is you get a load of people who think they know computers coming into the degree and they take it easy. Before they know it theres 5-6 hefty assignments sitting on them + exams. You'll have a pretty easy life for teh first few monthes but trust me things can get hairy pretty quick. I had a higher diploma in computing and a few years experience behind me before embarking on teh Bsc - I thought i knew a bit about computers then but now I know different. My financee bearly remembers what I look like when I go downstairs & my idea of a break is spending an hour reading Slashdot ( sad i know). Seriously though, having good time management skills will see you through a lot. Its a great course and it'll get better in 2nd/3rd year...enjoy it :)
If you apply some logic to this then I'm sure one question might pop into your head - Why is this so? Surely its not for lack of scientific proof. If we rely on science to create our template for truth, why would we ingnore it and futhermore, ignore it in favour of theories that imo have absolutely no substance or base in reality. This is not a matter which can be blamed on science because science has done and continues to do it's bit. Information is power and power is wealth and religion has produced some of the most powerful and wealthy people the world has ever seen. Think about the 'Gatekeepers'. There are many, many, reasons why science would be brought to it's knees; a knowledgable society is not one of them. This unforunate situation is something that has to be addressed more forcefully by the global scientific community. The media had portrayed science with a rather unfavorable image for a long time and because of this kids think its dumb. Personally, I'm hoping Toffler was right and that we'll come out of this brushing the dust off our jackets. Rant over.
public class GlobalPanOpticon extends Internetworking{} The versatility of this machine is awesome init. Theres no doubt we're living in interesting times.
Like teh subject says.