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 | I have never gotten a degree that requires a dissertation, but I have the impression that one gets an advisor for it who is essential to its success. I would think that one would first get an advisor and they could help identify a problem that would actually benefit from … |
| | Interesting question. Since I have a lot of years and languages under my belt, I do not overly concern myself about which language is being used, though I have my preferences. I think C++ is a good way to get a thorough grounding, and it is fully functional all the … |
| | I got the practical degree but I wish I had gotten the more rigorous and theoretical one. Now I am studying it on my own. Everybody will get a programming job who wants one. I suspect the ones with the more rigorous background will find more interesting work. Name your …  |
 | [QUOTE=cscgal]Please help me :( I am in dire need of a scientific / mathematical word processor for either Windows XP or Mac OS X. Something that utilizes LaTeX maybe?[/QUOTE] I found miktex, a free windows latex, combined with texnic, a front end gui editor, to work nicely on windows and … |
| | My impression is that someone with the computer science degree would be able to perform the same tasks as the one with the MIS or software engineering degree, but not vice-versa. I see CS as being more theoretical and rigorous, and more beneficial in the long run. For example, once … |
| | Re: age calculator The code sample above looks about right. I just remembered, .net has a timespan object does this--among other things. You will need to verify that the month and day are taken into account with it as well. For programming if you still can't figure it out, write down two dates …  |
| | If you want to crank out a lot of functionality and don't want to spend too much time learning details, its hard to beat visual basic. Maybe c#, I haven't used it--like a bran cereal, it is better for you than VB, but I don't know how hard it would … |
 | All the OO languages tend to blend together after a time, and I find it mostly a nuisance to recall the details of syntax--and remember which one I am programming in at any given time. Java and C++ should probably both be mastered--so that you can write slow or fast … |
| | [QUOTE=jwenting]...(they never write a line of code, but typically dictate massive and completely unworkable architectures that are beauties of theoretical design but impossible to use).[/QUOTE] I have not seen a CS degree as a pre-requisite to this phenomenen which I normally see in middleware groups. :) |
 | My own experience is that I got into the market while others were perhaps getting degrees, and after 25 years, I am going back to school to get some math and theoretical background that I find interesting. When I didn't have a degree of any sort, I was very dismissive … |
 | My impression is that the math will be the most useful to take first. Not sure if data structures overlaps, but when I have looked at algorithm books, I have noticed a lot of math background is required. I have not taken it yet, but I have spent some time … |
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