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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby Wow compiler/language design is probably the most fun thing I have done in a long time. It fills all the little niches of programming that I like. It's a constant challenge, the implementation is the challenge, and the expansive parts are not boring. Plus its a useful tool that will get used and feedback and hopefully contributions, so you get a sense of community in the actual coding. Its coding for coders, which is always nice (writing libraries gives me the same sort of satisfaction, but its less implementation than a compiler). :P I wish I could skip doing all the shitty boring I already know how to do it work of undergrad CS work and just get into post-grad stuff. :@

What's your major? When are you planning to graduate?

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Definitely get those odd moments of panic about dying, but thankfully not too frequently.

I'm in an odd place, though, in that while I don't want to not exist, I also think living forever sounds awful.

Dammit, though, why'd you need to post about this?

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I've been plagued by those thoughts for awhile. From talking to my grandparents and older people, it helps to realize that when you've lived 70, 80 years or so, you're just so tired that the thought of death isn't nearly as scary. It's where I think the term rest in peace is appropriate. As much as we have no idea what happens when you die, death is an end to an extremely long and arduous path through life.

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Originally posted by OrangestO This isn't about physics, this is about waves.

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Originally posted by Lagrangian What's your major? When are you planning to graduate?

Don't have a major planned out yet, and it'd probably be Winter 2015 when I graduate.

Honestly it seems stupid to keep going to school for CS stuff. I look at every single high level CS class and its either something you will NEVER use in the real world and I already know how to do it (or could figure it out in a week or two) or its so simple that I already know it.

At least in graduate level courses you get into stuff thats so abstract that its purely useful on a research level... Compiler design is senior level under-grad/graduate school work though, and well I just decided to pick it up and start learning it and I've got pretty much the basics down in 2 months of working on my own.

My class starts on Tuesday and the teacher hasn't posted anything. Wtf. I hate not being able to read ahead. I had a nightmare last night that I missed the first few classes and showed up finally on a test day, that I obviously wasn't prepared for. Ughhh.

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Originally posted by Silky Johnson My class starts on Tuesday and the teacher hasn't posted anything. Wtf. I hate not being able to read ahead. I had a nightmare last night that I missed the first few classes and showed up finally on a test day, that I obviously wasn't prepared for. Ughhh.

Aren't you like 40? What the hell are you still doing at school?

Lol, I'm 32. Continuing education is a requirement of the college of nurses in order to keep practice current. I can't ever see myself NOT doing courses/school. Even if I was 40 why does it matter? Have you got something against people educating themselves? Only a stupid person thinks learning ends at a certain point.

Anyhow, I'm working towards my critical care certificate...I work in a surgical ICU. Just something to help further my career and also fill the time while I pay off my debt.

My dad went back to school in his 40s to finish his undergrad.

I can't imagine how hard that was for him, considering his age.

Now he has a PhD.

Point is, it's never too late. And you should never stop educating yourself, whether that's in a classroom or elsewhere.

Isn't that, like, common sense? Lol.



Anyways, looking forward to watching the Brazil/Spain Confederations Cup Final this afternoon. Best two teams in the world. Should be a good match. Go Brazil!

(they could use some positivity, right now)

Additionally, my professonal association reimburses me the cost of whatever courses I take, up to 1500 bucks a year.

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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby Don't have a major planned out yet, and it'd probably be Winter 2015 when I graduate. Honestly it seems stupid to keep going to school for CS stuff. I look at every single high level CS class and its either something you will NEVER use in the real world and I already know how to do it (or could figure it out in a week or two) or its so simple that I already know it. At least in graduate level courses you get into stuff thats so abstract that its purely useful on a research level... Compiler design is senior level under-grad/graduate school work though, and well I just decided to pick it up and start learning it and I've got pretty much the basics down in 2 months of working on my own.

Ok, but have you sat these classes? Or, have you skimmed through the syllabus? How far into your math requirements are you? I had a surplus of math courses when I transferred to my CS undergrad program since I couldn't handle being a Physics major with little to no job prospects outside of academia.

A CS senior in most four year unis obtains a working knowledge of Computer Architecture and Virtualization. My first job was as a junior programmer using the .NET foundation working on sockets and network programming.

A CS degree does not necessarily make you a good programmer. The thing is, you have to stick to the plan--if you want to major in CS you have to sit those classes, even if overqualified for them. This is a big issue.

You should focus on completing all math requirements : Cal 1-2 Discrete Calculus of Finite Differences your Calculus-based physics1-2. These should keep you busy for a while. Remember, you might be brilliant, but to graduate you have to pass.

Best of luck.

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Thats what I am saying though. I have already worked professionally for many years (I have 15 years total experience programming), I have already got an extensive portfolio of high caliber, complex work, and I have an extensive number of contacts in the industries that I want to work in.

Going back to school might be a waste of money if I choose to follow CS all the way through.

Jobs that require a CS degree usually will take experience over a degree if the business is competent. Computer programming and software engineering is one of the few fields where on the job experience and learning will almost always trump anything you find in the educational field.

I have read the syllabi's for a number of high level CS courses, and like I said, they are either overly academic, as in they are teaching you things that either you'd never run into in real life or they are teaching them the "wrong" way as to how it would be found in any sort of professional team. The only classes that really are useful are hardware (processor) design courses, and thats getting closer to a EE degree, and on top of that its a highly specialized field, where you are looking to work at like 5 companies in the world.

I don't know. I am a bad ass programmer, I just am not sure if I should do it for school.

I should probably just go back to work instead of school.

Math is something I do need to focus on though and get better at. My math skills are rather spotty. I tend to learn what I need for a task and then I am like "ok well thats a nice little island of math knowledge". The sad fact is though that math often has very little to do with computer programming outside of some very specific fields.

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Originally posted by OrangestO My dad went back to school in his 40s to finish his undergrad. I can't imagine how hard that was for him, considering his age. Now he has a PhD. Point is, it's never too late. And you should never stop educating yourself, whether that's in a classroom or elsewhere. Isn't that, like, common sense? Lol. Anyways, looking forward to watching the Brazil/Spain Confederations Cup Final this afternoon. Best two teams in the world. Should be a good match. Go Brazil! (they could use some positivity, right now)

No it isn't common sense. My brain stopped working when I turned 20. Been dead weight since.