I interviewed with NU for a position (I would be developing software to support the software the students write). I was very impressed with the people and the approach, as far as it was explained to me. Their projects are real-world problems in the genealogy (and other history) realm, not just toy problems. Their focus is real-world programming, teamwork, whatnot, but with a solid background. They appeared to be fairly balanced - corporate sponsorship (or whatever the proper term is for throwing your name around and giving free software) from MS and IBM IIRC and others, and a determination to expose students to all platforms without bias. They'll teach you both open source development as it fits in a business world and traditional MS-like development.
No idea on the cost or what it's like to be a student there. I get the feeling that you'd do ok after graduation if you are applying at places that have heard of NU. Many places won't have, but those that will (IBM, Microsoft, other sponsors, and whoever their marketing arm has reached) will see you in very good light. On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 at 20:44 -0500, Taber Loveless wrote: > A bit off-topic but Id like to get the lists feedback about Northface U. > > A little Background: I am the typical self-taught utah admin / developer > (if I dare go that far) and since leaving my last position I have been > assessing my skills. What NU offers for cirriculum and the length of the > program fits exactly what I am looking for, but of coure its quite > expensive; espcially for a po-boy like me who has to finance it :P Id > love to get your comments on anything about NU, like the cost, > cirriculum, and what to expect after graduation > > > Off to the races.... > > > > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > -- .O. Hans Fugal | De gustibus non disputandum est. ..O http://hans.fugal.net | Debian, vim, mutt, ruby, text, gpg OOO | WindowMaker, gaim, UTF-8, RISC, JS Bach --------------------------------------------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 6940 87C5 6610 567F 1E95 CB5E FC98 E8CD E0AA D460
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