Yeah, its kind of building an instinct for it. Unfortunately, I grew up in a different era where education was less forward thinking and it was more rote and memorization. The projects kind of felt like being thrown into the deep end of the pool with no guidance. I figured out how to learn much later in my life, after I had given up on my computer science education.
I'm glad things are changing. I don't know how it was back then, but nowadays there's a lot more focus on learning how stuff work rather than just how to do something, especially if you're getting a CS degree. I assume that if someone wants to do a CS degree it's because they want a deeper understanding of stuff, and generally CS degrees deliver that. You're going to learn a lot of math and other concepts you don't really learn if you just learn how to use a language. If you just want to learn how to do XYZ there are a lot of options way more available and easier than getting a CS degree.
I'm glad things are changing. I don't know how it was back then, but nowadays there's a lot more focus on learning how stuff work rather than just how to do something, especially if you're getting a CS degree. I assume that if someone wants to do a CS degree it's because they want a deeper understanding of stuff, and generally CS degrees deliver that. You're going to learn a lot of math and other concepts you don't really learn if you just learn how to use a language. If you just want to learn how to do XYZ there are a lot of options way more available and easier than getting a CS degree.
Well, my degree wasn't exactly Computer Science, it was Computer Engineering, but I went for the Software Engineering track. So the coursework was divided between electronics, microprocessors and software engineering tracks. But the actual, get professionally good at building software projects was a handful of courses that came late in the degree and it was disproportionately difficult when compared to the introductory and middle courses. Maybe if I had focused on a CS degree, I wouldn't have felt so spread out but that's what happens when they force you to pick a major at 16 years old. If I had other interests, other than computers, art and video games, I perhaps could've envisioned a different career path for myself but I really didn't have other interests.
I also needed to do more side projects to learn this stuff because the projects at school were too basic, giving me a false sense of confidence. Until they weren't and I couldn't figure out anything because all I knew how to do was write inefficient spaghetti code.
Side projects are really important. It may look like you need to study less on a CS degree than on other difficult STEM majors, but if you also count side projects and other stuff you should do on your free time then you'll end up spending most of the time studying anyway. That's why it's often assumed to be a passion field: sure, you can do it if you're not passionate about it and just view it as an investment, but you'll end up studying a lot for something you're not super passionate about. And if you're willing to do all of this then just go to med school lol, it gives you a way more stable and a (99% of the time) better paying job.
Side projects are really important. It may look like you need to study less on a CS degree than on other difficult STEM majors, but if you also count side projects and other stuff you should do on your free time then you'll end up spending most of the time studying anyway. That's why it's often assumed to be a passion field: sure, you can do it if you're not passionate about it and just view it as an investment, but you'll end up studying a lot for something you're not super passionate about. And if you're willing to do all of this then just go to med school lol, it gives you a way more stable and a (99% of the time) better paying job.
Yeah, there's some of that and some of how my major was structured. Since it was Computer Engineering, there were various tracks to try out and I was trying everything to see which niche I could fit. I thought Software was the thing but it never clicked for me for some reason, aside from writing small scripts or tools.
Well, my degree wasn't exactly Computer Science, it was Computer Engineering, but I went for the Software Engineering track. So the coursework was divided between electronics, microprocessors and software engineering tracks. But the actual, get professionally good at building software projects was a handful of courses that came late in the degree and it was disproportionately difficult when compared to the introductory and middle courses.
Oh. I do Comp. Sci mostly because I'm not really interested in the whole physics stuff. You'll 99% of the times end up doing the same job as CS graduates anyway, except they have more solid foundations because they spent more time studying more relevant stuff. Idk if Computer Engineering is different in the rest of the world, but at least where I live Computer Engineering is basically CS with some random physics exams sprinkled in lol.
And that's why I waited a few years before going to college. I wanted to be actually sure about the choice I was making, and that's just something I could have never done at 18 and I knew it damn well lol.
Yeah, there's some of that and some of how my major was structured. Since it was Computer Engineering, there were various tracks to try out and I was trying everything to see which niche I could fit. I thought Software was the thing but it never clicked for me for some reason, aside from writing small scripts or tools.
Yeah, finding the stuff you like (or at least don't mind doing) is hard. I like making software, I view it as a way to express my though process. Kinda like an art, but a super logical and scientifical one, lol.
Oh. I do Comp. Sci mostly because I'm not really interested in the whole physics stuff. You'll 99% of the times end up doing the same job as CS graduates anyway, except they have more solid foundations because they spent more time studying more relevant stuff. Idk if Computer Engineering is different in the rest of the world, but at least where I live Computer Engineering is basically CS with some random physics exams sprinkled in lol.
Honestly that's a common feeling, believe me I haven't met a single soul who did a CE degree and didn't regret it lol.
And that's why I waited a few years before going to college. I wanted to be actually sure about the choice I was making, and that's just something I could have never done at 18 and I knew it damn well lol.
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Yeah, finding the stuff you like is hard. I like making software, I view it as a way to express my though process. Kinda like an art, but a super logical and scientifical one, lol.
I took a bunch of super hard courses that were essentially irrelevant unless I went into designing chips for intel. like materials science and thermodynamics. lol. I should've dropped the major right there as I was wasting so much time on that and not what I was more interested in. But I didn't know anything about anything, to be perfectly honest and I was in the best school in my country so I just assumed it was all necessary. I had my own immaturity and emotional issues to overcome, so it wasn't all the schools fault, but that's too much trauma dumping for this thread, haha.
naomi novik books
temerarie series
so good she really did make the world come to life
and when you read about the historical battles but with dragons it feels like you are there
you can see the dragons and hear the cannons from the battle fields
upprot and spinning silver
they have the same horror and dark wibe as the brother grims books
josepth dealny' book serie
spooks the last apprentice series
spooks a new darkness
spooks starblade chronicles
spooks series it really give you a feel of old england and ireland
the world and monsters comes to life
and i like the fact that the main character do not have magic to hunt monster its only his training and his tools
everything in the spooks series feel so real
I took a bunch of super hard courses that were essentially irrelevant unless I went into designing chips for intel. like materials science and thermodynamics. lol.
lmao it's structured exactly the same here. Nice to see that Computer Engineering is shit everywhere lol. Some people even congratulated me for not making the mistake of choosing computer engineering lol. Honestly had no idea it was that big of a deal lol
I should've dropped the major right there as I was wasting so much time on that and not what I was more interested in. But I didn't know anything about anything, to be perfectly honest and I was in the best school in my country so I just assumed it was all necessary. I had my own immaturity and emotional issues to overcome, so it wasn't all the schools fault, but that's too much trauma dumping for this thread, haha.
It makes sense tbh. You're not supposed to know anything about life at that age, so it's very easy to make mistakes. Especially if you go to top schools as you did, you just think "oh it's a top school, what could go wrong?" without questioning yourself further. A lot of people feel like changing their major but never go through it, and that's really bad imho because even if you actually do end up graduating you'll still be stuck with a degree you don't want. You are losing time by doing this but tbh fuck that lmao, life isn't a race. Everyone figures things out at different speeds and there's nothing wrong in that.
Classical vampire lesbian, I couldn’t ask for more - Carmella is really inspiring to me. The books way with words adding to the haunting romance, there’s something about the structure of old literature I find mesmerizing . The ending is rather lame, although I love the closing paragraph.
I found this novel when I was approaching a crossroad in my life, bringing me a lot of comfort and still does.
It was a subject of a painting I did during an art course
I don't know if people are trolling but those last few books have me worried about the people who post here. Please don't eat me! Just kidding (kind of)
I don't know if people are trolling but those last few books have me worried about the people who post here. Please don't eat me! Just kidding (kind of)
I know that feel... I don't read books anymore either, and I used to read a lot. I don't think I have read another book after I finished undergrad. Whatever I read nowadays is either from a textbook, a journal article, or randomly reading arxiv. I kind of miss it, but I don't think I have the patience to read a novel anymore ;_;
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