Comments on: Coders Anonymous: The Programmer’s Support Group http://www.ajaimk.com/2009/11/18/coders-anonymous-the-programmers-support-group/ I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:59:31 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: _ http://www.ajaimk.com/2009/11/18/coders-anonymous-the-programmers-support-group/comment-page-1/#comment-125 _ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:25 +0000 http://www.ajaimk.com/?p=187#comment-125 A Georgia Tech degree is not a trade school degree. Focus should be placed on foundational concepts not on language du jour. Ruby will be a forgotten fad in ten years. If you don't believe me, ask yourself how many people are still out there that write Tcl/Tk. Seriously, thanks to the Threads program, some "Computer Science" students can get a "degree" without even taking theory, or hell, even 2110. I think the idea of a workshop surveying popular languages is a good idea, but I take issue with your first sentence. What you have stated should not be considered a problem. A Georgia Tech degree is not a trade school degree. Focus should be placed on foundational concepts not on language du jour. Ruby will be a forgotten fad in ten years. If you don’t believe me, ask yourself how many people are still out there that write Tcl/Tk. Seriously, thanks to the Threads program, some “Computer Science” students can get a “degree” without even taking theory, or hell, even 2110.

I think the idea of a workshop surveying popular languages is a good idea, but I take issue with your first sentence. What you have stated should not be considered a problem.

]]> By: Jason Riedy http://www.ajaimk.com/2009/11/18/coders-anonymous-the-programmers-support-group/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Jason Riedy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:35:02 +0000 http://www.ajaimk.com/?p=187#comment-117 I'm a research scientist over in CSE. If there's interest, someone here could work with students on topics like GPU programming (e.g. CUDA, OpenCL), parallel systems (MPI, OpenMP), etc. Dr. Vuduc definitely is interested, and this could pair well with his HPC for Undergraduates class next semester (CS 4225). I’m a research scientist over in CSE. If there’s interest, someone here could work with students on topics like GPU programming (e.g. CUDA, OpenCL), parallel systems (MPI, OpenMP), etc. Dr. Vuduc definitely is interested, and this could pair well with his HPC for Undergraduates class next semester (CS 4225).

]]> By: dx__ http://www.ajaimk.com/2009/11/18/coders-anonymous-the-programmers-support-group/comment-page-1/#comment-110 dx__ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:05 +0000 http://www.ajaimk.com/?p=187#comment-110 Sounds like a great idea. Keep us updated! Sounds like a great idea. Keep us updated!

]]> By: erich http://www.ajaimk.com/2009/11/18/coders-anonymous-the-programmers-support-group/comment-page-1/#comment-109 erich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:08:01 +0000 http://www.ajaimk.com/?p=187#comment-109 A name change might be appropriate, as * Anonymous groups exist to quite the thing. E.G. People go to NA to quit drugs, not score new types of dope. A name change might be appropriate, as * Anonymous groups exist to quite the thing. E.G. People go to NA to quit drugs, not score new types of dope.

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