Now I remember why I never read the comments on Slashdot.
this
year ADU is exclusively on-campus. We are taught in person, have TAs
stationed in the same room as us, etc. Materials have been made available
online, to some extent, to benefit people capable of doing something
constructive with their time, but without the resources, flexibility, or
eligibility to attend a quality CS program.
ADU is not focused on web
scripting and databases. There is one course explicitly on programming
for the web (yes this will involve using a scripting
language). Personally, I plan to use the
popular LAMP combo that month, whereas Philip has in the past used
AOL server and Oracle and TCL. To the extent that the program is more
focused on the Web than other programs, there is good reason, both for the
direction computing is going and because of the sorts of goals the
students here have. This is not to say that courses such as discrete
math, algorithms, OOP, theory of computation, and computer hardware aren't a part of the
curriculum.
suggesting that ADU might be a mill for big companies desiring drones
for cubicle farms is really stupid. Hello, they're not even funding us.
Not to mention that a review of the student body would clear up any idea
that ADU students are the sort that would resign themselves to such a
pathetic fate.
ADU was never intended to be a breeding grounds for
arsDigita employees. While this is less obvious, it is consistent with
the stated mission of this place, with Philip's comments in interviews,
and, hey, there is no evidence to the contrary, but don't let that stop
you.
obviously a 1 year program cannot be everything that a 4+ year
program can be, but people should keep in mind that this is an intensive
program. The 12 hour a day, 6 day a week desciption is accurate. The
resources available, the interaction between students, these sorts of
things result in the time being used much more effectively than is typical
in the programs this is being held up against. The learning taking
place here, whatever the limit, is not at a dumbed down/non-interactive
level. This should be obvious to anyone who looks at the curriculum and
is familiar with what it covers.
We did not lose funding because Microsoft pulled some strings. That is my favorite. Acutally Microsoft is sending us 40 Win2K machines next week.
Slashdot Mirror
Don't forget the lego nazi concentration camp sets by the Polish artist Zbigniew Libera :
http://users.erols.com/kennrice/lego-kz.htm
Hey, look there is this search engine called google.
In addition to the amazon page with sample content is
which has sample content and links the other links you might want handed to you if you're a slashot wanker.The robot refered to by Anonymous Coward is the Therac-25.
You can read about it here, or in Leveson's updated account.
ahb
- this
year ADU is exclusively on-campus. We are taught in person, have TAs
stationed in the same room as us, etc. Materials have been made available
online, to some extent, to benefit people capable of doing something
constructive with their time, but without the resources, flexibility, or
eligibility to attend a quality CS program.
- ADU is not focused on web
scripting and databases. There is one course explicitly on programming
for the web (yes this will involve using a scripting
language). Personally, I plan to use the
popular LAMP combo that month, whereas Philip has in the past used
AOL server and Oracle and TCL. To the extent that the program is more
focused on the Web than other programs, there is good reason, both for the
direction computing is going and because of the sorts of goals the
students here have. This is not to say that courses such as discrete
math, algorithms, OOP, theory of computation, and computer hardware aren't a part of the
curriculum.
- suggesting that ADU might be a mill for big companies desiring drones
for cubicle farms is really stupid. Hello, they're not even funding us.
Not to mention that a review of the student body would clear up any idea
that ADU students are the sort that would resign themselves to such a
pathetic fate.
- ADU was never intended to be a breeding grounds for
arsDigita employees. While this is less obvious, it is consistent with
the stated mission of this place, with Philip's comments in interviews,
and, hey, there is no evidence to the contrary, but don't let that stop
you.
- obviously a 1 year program cannot be everything that a 4+ year
program can be, but people should keep in mind that this is an intensive
program. The 12 hour a day, 6 day a week desciption is accurate. The
resources available, the interaction between students, these sorts of
things result in the time being used much more effectively than is typical
in the programs this is being held up against. The learning taking
place here, whatever the limit, is not at a dumbed down/non-interactive
level. This should be obvious to anyone who looks at the curriculum and
is familiar with what it covers.
- We did not lose funding because Microsoft pulled some strings. That is my favorite. Acutally Microsoft is sending us 40 Win2K machines next week.
- yes, we run Linux.
I suggest taking a look at the following links.- Tuition-free
MIT by Philip Greenspun
- the ADU
curriculum and faculty | more
- students | more | more
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press
-
why
apply (google cache)
-
class
catalog (google cache)
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do your own research
-ahb