The Tufts Department of Computer Science use a homemade software called "provide" (Professor Alva Couch wrote it) It is a simple online grading utility. This program allows simple submission and online grading of electronic assignment submissions in Computer Science and Computer Engineering courses. It is specifically designed to be easy to use by graduate students working on their own, to leverage faculty resources and decrease faculty workload in managing grades. In production in EECS, not publicly distributed (1998-present).
Assignments can be graded manually or automatically. The Intro to CS and Data Structure instructor usually write an automatic grader for assignments. Programming style is graded manually. For algorithm, graphics, and theory assignments, students submit them via provide. The TA then grade the assignments, put in the grades, and students run a command "progress" to see their grade of their assignment. Many students say that the process work quite effectively.
In conjunction with #9: If you're good at what you do, you can count on being invited to travel around the world to conferences and seminars, you get a lot of extremely generous student discounts. For travel, computer hardware and software, and most importantly, on professional memberships and conferences. The price difference between a professional membership and a student membership (e.g. ACM, USENIX, Apple Developer, etc.) is almost staggering --and they are practically the same packages. The price difference between students and professionals at many tutorials and training sessions is again, staggering. For example at USENIX, a tutorial session at the upcoming Security '06 conference in Vancouver: if you are a professional, a one day tutorial cost $645. For students, only $220. The price of attending conferences and seminars these days is ridiculously high. Some are very good to go to, and you learn a tremendous amount, including the networking. This is one thing that I really miss since graduating from grad school two years ago.
In the latest edition of the USENIX;login: magazine, Professor Andrew Tanenbaum et. al. wrote: "As memories got larger, so did the operating system until we got to the current situation of operating systems with hundreds of functions interacting in such complex patterns that nobody really understands how they work anymore. While Windows XP, with 5 million LoC (Lines of Code) in the kernel, is the worst offender in this regards, Linux, with 3 million LoC, is rapidly heading down the path. We think this path leads to a dead end."
Currently, Professor Tanenbaum and his group are working on a new version of Minix (version 3), which is a micokernel with just under 4000 LoC! He do hope that it will be used for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) a la $100 PC.
So which one is the correct version to use if I just want to surf for lots and lots of porn with all the protection I need? Better yet, where is the "Windows Vista Porn" version? Heck, I mean they are releasing a "Windows Vista Ultimate" for the hardcore gaming junkies!
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Thanks for your contributions to computer gaming. Out of all the tremendous games that you have developed, which one do you feel is the most underrated? That is, the one game that you found very rewarding to develop, but didn't garnish the attention that it should have.
Most of the time, it doesn't matter where you received your computer science degree. If you are looking for a job, what matters is what you know and your experience.
If you have done any research and have published a paper to a major journal or conference (regardless of where you received your degree), then the computer science degree *really* does not matter, never mind where you went to school!:-) You are considered to be an key expert in your field of research.
One benefit of receiving a computer science degree from a famous computer science school is job networking and connections.
There cannot be 100% security in anything. If there is ever such a thing as 100% security, then there is 0% usability. For example, the way to secure an airport 100% is to have no airport, but that is unfeasible. By perception, usability and security are two opposite directions. However, you can have usability and security in a happy-medium. It is difficult, but it can be done if you understand and accept both usability and security risks (many tradeoffs involved).
I can understand that Microsoft Windows has a lower cost of ownership than Linux. However, I feel that the REAL issue is the cost of ownership of a perssonal computer! Sure, computers (the hardware and software) are significantly cheaper to PURCHASE. But regardless of what operating system your computer runs (any flavor of Windows, UNIX/LINUX, or Mac), the cost of owning a personal computer today is extravagent, and the problem is only getting worst. It is not as simple as learning how to type, how to operate a web browser or a word-processing/office suite, but you have to be concerned with viruses, spyware, malware, security holes, software patches, and a whole plethora of other issues.
What is the point of college? Many people would say "in order to get a good job" or "to learn a specialty." Those are the most popular answers.
The point of going to college is to help you *think*. Sure, you take a boatload of courses in your specialty, math, humanities, social sciences, and hard sciences. You also learn a lot about yourself, the real world, how to adjust to changes, and how to stand on your own two feet.
What I find discouraging about programs such as Northface University are two things: it doesn't teach you how to think, and it locks you into a brand. You come out of Northface learning SPECIFICALLY Microsoft and IBM technologies, which is great for Microsoft and IBM --for the time being. But time changes, and technology changes rapidly. What happens if in the long-term there are other alternatives. Those who have the ability to think can adjust to new alternatives or find other choices --even a new career. Those who are locked-in to specific technologies will probably need to start all over again, which is sad.
I do not know if there is any way that we can "prove" that Mac users are smarter than PC users. But I can say this, it is well known and well documented that the Mac is the choice for many free-thinkers in this world (artists, musicians, scientists, media/dramatists). And the Mac is well marketed for free-thinkers ("Think Different"). The other thing I have seen is that PC users are so reluctant to change by going to another operating system, which is not necessarily a good thing intellectually.
It is no surprise that books are "going to the wayside." The problem is largely because of the Internet and television. People are glued to screens/monitors for their source of education and information. I mean take a look at encyclopedias and libraries --since the revolution of the Internet, sales of encyclopedias have skyrocked downwards, and fewer people are visiting libraries. And for good reasons, the WWW is literally a library and it is convenient. Libraries and encyclopedias once spurred reading.
It is only until now that I realize the value of reading. I am seriosuly pursuing a doctorate in Computer Science, and a critical part of the doctorate program is reading and writing --reading technical journals and lots of papers (on paper). Training yourself to read at a fast pace is vital in order to catch up with your work and to comprehend all the information. The less capable you are reading, forget any chance of being a researcher. Nonetheless, this news is sad.
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The Tufts Department of Computer Science use a homemade software called "provide" (Professor Alva Couch wrote it) It is a simple online grading utility. This program allows simple submission and online grading of electronic assignment submissions in Computer Science and Computer Engineering courses. It is specifically designed to be easy to use by graduate students working on their own, to leverage faculty resources and decrease faculty workload in managing grades. In production in EECS, not publicly distributed (1998-present).
Assignments can be graded manually or automatically. The Intro to CS and Data Structure instructor usually write an automatic grader for assignments. Programming style is graded manually. For algorithm, graphics, and theory assignments, students submit them via provide. The TA then grade the assignments, put in the grades, and students run a command "progress" to see their grade of their assignment. Many students say that the process work quite effectively.
In conjunction with #9: If you're good at what you do, you can count on being invited to travel around the world to conferences and seminars, you get a lot of extremely generous student discounts. For travel, computer hardware and software, and most importantly, on professional memberships and conferences. The price difference between a professional membership and a student membership (e.g. ACM, USENIX, Apple Developer, etc.) is almost staggering --and they are practically the same packages. The price difference between students and professionals at many tutorials and training sessions is again, staggering. For example at USENIX, a tutorial session at the upcoming Security '06 conference in Vancouver: if you are a professional, a one day tutorial cost $645. For students, only $220. The price of attending conferences and seminars these days is ridiculously high. Some are very good to go to, and you learn a tremendous amount, including the networking. This is one thing that I really miss since graduating from grad school two years ago.
In the latest edition of the USENIX ;login: magazine, Professor Andrew Tanenbaum et. al. wrote: "As memories got larger, so did the operating system until we got to the current situation of operating systems with hundreds of functions interacting in such complex patterns that nobody really understands how they work anymore. While Windows XP, with 5 million LoC (Lines of Code) in the kernel, is the worst offender in this regards, Linux, with 3 million LoC, is rapidly heading down the path. We think this path leads to a dead end."
Currently, Professor Tanenbaum and his group are working on a new version of Minix (version 3), which is a micokernel with just under 4000 LoC! He do hope that it will be used for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) a la $100 PC.
So which one is the correct version to use if I just want to surf for lots and lots of porn with all the protection I need? Better yet, where is the "Windows Vista Porn" version? Heck, I mean they are releasing a "Windows Vista Ultimate" for the hardcore gaming junkies!
Thanks for your contributions to computer gaming. Out of all the tremendous games that you have developed, which one do you feel is the most underrated? That is, the one game that you found very rewarding to develop, but didn't garnish the attention that it should have.
Most of the time, it doesn't matter where you received your computer science degree. If you are looking for a job, what matters is what you know and your experience.
:-) You are considered to be an key expert in your field of research.
If you have done any research and have published a paper to a major journal or conference (regardless of where you received your degree), then the computer science degree *really* does not matter, never mind where you went to school!
One benefit of receiving a computer science degree from a famous computer science school is job networking and connections.
There cannot be 100% security in anything. If there is ever such a thing as 100% security, then there is 0% usability. For example, the way to secure an airport 100% is to have no airport, but that is unfeasible. By perception, usability and security are two opposite directions. However, you can have usability and security in a happy-medium. It is difficult, but it can be done if you understand and accept both usability and security risks (many tradeoffs involved).
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I can understand that Microsoft Windows has a lower cost of ownership than Linux. However, I feel that the REAL issue is the cost of ownership of a perssonal computer! Sure, computers (the hardware and software) are significantly cheaper to PURCHASE. But regardless of what operating system your computer runs (any flavor of Windows, UNIX/LINUX, or Mac), the cost of owning a personal computer today is extravagent, and the problem is only getting worst. It is not as simple as learning how to type, how to operate a web browser or a word-processing/office suite, but you have to be concerned with viruses, spyware, malware, security holes, software patches, and a whole plethora of other issues.
What is the point of college? Many people would say "in order to get a good job" or "to learn a specialty." Those are the most popular answers.
The point of going to college is to help you *think*. Sure, you take a boatload of courses in your specialty, math, humanities, social sciences, and hard sciences. You also learn a lot about yourself, the real world, how to adjust to changes, and how to stand on your own two feet.
What I find discouraging about programs such as Northface University are two things: it doesn't teach you how to think, and it locks you into a brand. You come out of Northface learning SPECIFICALLY Microsoft and IBM technologies, which is great for Microsoft and IBM --for the time being. But time changes, and technology changes rapidly. What happens if in the long-term there are other alternatives. Those who have the ability to think can adjust to new alternatives or find other choices --even a new career. Those who are locked-in to specific technologies will probably need to start all over again, which is sad.
I do not know if there is any way that we can "prove" that Mac users are smarter than PC users. But I can say this, it is well known and well documented that the Mac is the choice for many free-thinkers in this world (artists, musicians, scientists, media/dramatists). And the Mac is well marketed for free-thinkers ("Think Different"). The other thing I have seen is that PC users are so reluctant to change by going to another operating system, which is not necessarily a good thing intellectually.
It is no surprise that books are "going to the wayside." The problem is largely because of the Internet and television. People are glued to screens/monitors for their source of education and information. I mean take a look at encyclopedias and libraries --since the revolution of the Internet, sales of encyclopedias have skyrocked downwards, and fewer people are visiting libraries. And for good reasons, the WWW is literally a library and it is convenient. Libraries and encyclopedias once spurred reading.
It is only until now that I realize the value of reading. I am seriosuly pursuing a doctorate in Computer Science, and a critical part of the doctorate program is reading and writing --reading technical journals and lots of papers (on paper). Training yourself to read at a fast pace is vital in order to catch up with your work and to comprehend all the information. The less capable you are reading, forget any chance of being a researcher. Nonetheless, this news is sad.