A friend of mine went to ShenZhen (a small city in China, right next to Hong Kong) during the summer, and he saw piraters selling the Two Towers on DVD! When he picked it up, he saw Tom Cruise's face on the cover....
I didn't get an minors or double majors in my undergrad, but I spent a few classes taking Robotics, Multimedia processing, Digital Music Processing, Virtual Reality....etc., and a had so much fun in those classes. I never regret.
If I were back in college again, I would do the same thing. A double major or minor is just one line on your resume, and it'll just help you land your first job a tiny bit easier. After you got your first job, all it counts is your experience and your personality/character.
yeah i know, i lived in pittsburgh for 4 years, i know what life is like there. i remember buying all those school t-shirts with CMU replaced by HELL....haha
On the day i graduated with my B.S., I swore I would never return to CMU again, ever.
but now after 3 years, the SE program just looks so attractive to me. urgh... the program is so concentrated, so focused, and short too (1 year + 1 summer)!
I just hope to clarify things a bit. I'm not the type who's so naive and only worked for 3 years as an engineer and want to quickly get a management degree to start bossing people around and getting big paychecks. No. I'm still in love with technology. I love to write software. I even code as my hobby.
I can keep on working, but I'm seeing there's something more than just writing code. The company where I work does pretty cutting edge stuff, but lacks processes when doing work. Features and functionality are often driven by implusive demands and not well planning, sources are not well controlled, release procedures are chaotic, systems are not well designed before implementation....etc.
I see there's a need to understand software systems better, utilize proven methods in designing and architecting complex software systems, and also make software collaboration more efficient. I believe a good masters in software engineering program like CMU has will take me there. However, for those who know, Pittsburgh is not a very exciting city to go back to. So I've been looking at other schools in major cities too, however, I could only find general CS master degrees.
Would it be better if I go to CMU for 15 months and study topics like this: 17-651 Models of Software Systems 17-652 Methods of Software Development 17-653 Managing Software Development 17-654 Analysis of Software Artifacts 17-655 Architectures for Software Systems and have a real studio project to work on.
OR go to somewhere like Stanford for 2 years, study Algorithms/OS/Graphics/AI/Stats again, and at most find a software engineering research group to learn about SE?
CMU just seems more focused on software engineering. Other schools want to make you an all-rounded CS person.
I really like the CMU program, but is there anyone who could tell me otherwise why such a program is not enough and I should go for a CS masters degree? What will happen to me in my future career on both cases? Or perhaps a third option would be keep on working slowly up for another 5 years, hopefully to become a more senior engineer with more experience and then decide where to go from there?
Re:Christianity (What's Larry's interpretation?)
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Well, this is exactly the biggest misunderstanding of Christianity, that Christianity is just some kind of belief of afterlife, either entering heaven or hell.
The "real" christianity, that Jesus came here for, is to pay the debt of our sins, so that we can mend the relationship with God, and live an abundant life everyday by walking with God. The key is your "relationship with God" right here and right now, and how you keep it until the day you die. Not something abstract about afterlife that you don't have to worry until the day you die.
The testing stone of what it means to be a 'real' Christian: The relationship between him/her and God (Jesus), and whether the Holy Spirit lives in him, because that's the given sign of inheriting God's kingdom. (Eph 1:14)
I just hope to be able to clear up some common misunderstandings of Christianity, which most people just think of it being something as simple as "heaven or hell", and not knowing the real meaning.
If you built your own PC, and going for powerful Athlon systems, be aware of the noise problem. You'll be in a constant battle between noise and heat.
I have a fast self-built machine, but it's noisy as hell. The amount of money I spent adding fans, grease, better power-supply, nice case...costed more than a branded-machine. Where as branded machines like Dell or Sony, do a terrific job in keeping the noise level down.
College is about building friendships, networking, experiencing those pain and joy with your buddies, learning how to be more of a responsible person, learning how to take care of yourself (if you attend college away from home)......
I think college is a wonderful experience. I can say that all the technical knowledge have long forgotten, but all my friends and memories will never go away.
I have gained a lot of knowledge throughout 4 years of college, but what's more valuable is the person I've become to be. Attitude is much more important than knowledge. I've learnt what to treasure or not, what to value or not, how to share with people and of course....have a few cans of beer and enjoy the moment with good friends,after all the hardwork we've been through.
Success is not measured by how much money you can make and how early you can retire. It's how well you can handle relationships and people.
Of course many of those who didn't go through college won't understand this....
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A friend of mine went to ShenZhen (a small city in China, right next to Hong Kong) during the summer, and he saw piraters selling the Two Towers on DVD! When he picked it up, he saw Tom Cruise's face on the cover....
I didn't get an minors or double majors in my undergrad, but I spent a few classes taking Robotics, Multimedia processing, Digital Music Processing, Virtual Reality....etc., and a had so much fun in those classes. I never regret.
If I were back in college again, I would do the same thing. A double major or minor is just one line on your resume, and it'll just help you land your first job a tiny bit easier. After you got your first job, all it counts is your experience and your personality/character.
yeah i know, i lived in pittsburgh for 4 years, i know what life is like there. i remember buying all those school t-shirts with CMU replaced by HELL....haha
On the day i graduated with my B.S., I swore I would never return to CMU again, ever.
but now after 3 years, the SE program just looks so attractive to me. urgh... the program is so concentrated, so focused, and short too (1 year + 1 summer)!
Well, I appreciate so many responses.
I just hope to clarify things a bit. I'm not the type who's so naive and only worked for 3 years as an engineer and want to quickly get a management degree to start bossing people around and getting big paychecks. No. I'm still in love with technology. I love to write software. I even code as my hobby.
I can keep on working, but I'm seeing there's something more than just writing code. The company where I work does pretty cutting edge stuff, but lacks processes when doing work. Features and functionality are often driven by implusive demands and not well planning, sources are not well controlled, release procedures are chaotic, systems are not well designed before implementation....etc.
I see there's a need to understand software systems better, utilize proven methods in designing and architecting complex software systems, and also make software collaboration more efficient. I believe a good masters in software engineering program like CMU has will take me there. However, for those who know, Pittsburgh is not a very exciting city to go back to. So I've been looking at other schools in major cities too, however, I could only find general CS master degrees.
Would it be better if I go to CMU for 15 months and study topics like this:
17-651 Models of Software Systems
17-652 Methods of Software Development
17-653 Managing Software Development
17-654 Analysis of Software Artifacts
17-655 Architectures for Software Systems
and have a real studio project to work on.
OR go to somewhere like Stanford for 2 years, study Algorithms/OS/Graphics/AI/Stats again, and at most find a software engineering research group to learn about SE?
CMU just seems more focused on software engineering. Other schools want to make you an all-rounded CS person.
I really like the CMU program, but is there anyone who could tell me otherwise why such a program is not enough and I should go for a CS masters degree? What will happen to me in my future career on both cases? Or perhaps a third option would be keep on working slowly up for another 5 years, hopefully to become a more senior engineer with more experience and then decide where to go from there?
Well, this is exactly the biggest misunderstanding of Christianity, that Christianity is just some kind of belief of afterlife, either entering heaven or hell.
The "real" christianity, that Jesus came here for, is to pay the debt of our sins, so that we can mend the relationship with God, and live an abundant life everyday by walking with God. The key is your "relationship with God" right here and right now, and how you keep it until the day you die. Not something abstract about afterlife that you don't have to worry until the day you die.
The testing stone of what it means to be a 'real' Christian: The relationship between him/her and God (Jesus), and whether the Holy Spirit lives in him, because that's the given sign of inheriting God's kingdom. (Eph 1:14)
I just hope to be able to clear up some common misunderstandings of Christianity, which most people just think of it being something as simple as "heaven or hell", and not knowing the real meaning.
If you built your own PC, and going for powerful Athlon systems, be aware of the noise problem. You'll be in a constant battle between noise and heat.
I have a fast self-built machine, but it's noisy as hell. The amount of money I spent adding fans, grease, better power-supply, nice case...costed more than a branded-machine. Where as branded machines like Dell or Sony, do a terrific job in keeping the noise level down.
he can't think at the same time.
I think college is a wonderful experience. I can say that all the technical knowledge have long forgotten, but all my friends and memories will never go away.
I have gained a lot of knowledge throughout 4 years of college, but what's more valuable is the person I've become to be. Attitude is much more important than knowledge. I've learnt what to treasure or not, what to value or not, how to share with people and of course....have a few cans of beer and enjoy the moment with good friends,after all the hardwork we've been through.
Success is not measured by how much money you can make and how early you can retire. It's how well you can handle relationships and people. Of course many of those who didn't go through college won't understand this....