Comments on: Self-Taught CompSci http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2009/03/12/self-taught-compsci/ A Developer with too little time. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott T. http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2009/03/12/self-taught-compsci/comment-page-1/#comment-44150 Scott T. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:55:42 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/?p=246#comment-44150 @AQ, thanks. I'll stay tuned. If it helps, I think a colleague & I would be down. He's a java guy (mostly) and I'm a php/js/ruby guy. I never finished my CS degree (ended up doing most of CS and cognitive psych but couldn't afford to finish either, so left w/ a "general studies" degree) -- I always feel like I missed the deeper stuff. @AQ, thanks. I’ll stay tuned. If it helps, I think a colleague & I would be down. He’s a java guy (mostly) and I’m a php/js/ruby guy. I never finished my CS degree (ended up doing most of CS and cognitive psych but couldn’t afford to finish either, so left w/ a “general studies” degree) — I always feel like I missed the deeper stuff.

]]> By: AQ http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2009/03/12/self-taught-compsci/comment-page-1/#comment-44149 AQ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:50:19 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/?p=246#comment-44149 @Scott T: If it does get going (dependent on interest) I'll announce something on the nyc.rb mailing list. Thanks! @Scott T: If it does get going (dependent on interest) I’ll announce something on the nyc.rb mailing list.

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]]> By: Scott T. http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2009/03/12/self-taught-compsci/comment-page-1/#comment-44148 Scott T. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:35:54 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/?p=246#comment-44148 so if you were to begin such a study group, where would one sign up to be notified in the event? so if you were to begin such a study group, where would one sign up to be notified in the event?

]]> By: Brad Heintz http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2009/03/12/self-taught-compsci/comment-page-1/#comment-44146 Brad Heintz Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:44:40 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/?p=246#comment-44146 I have to second the Knuth suggestion - you will learn more useful stuff from reading (and comprehending) Knuth end-to-end than most CS grads learn in the process of getting their degrees. I have to second the Knuth suggestion – you will learn more useful stuff from reading (and comprehending) Knuth end-to-end than most CS grads learn in the process of getting their degrees.

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