On Jul 21, 2005, at 3:01 PM, Eric Jensen wrote:
I'm open to all opinions. I am still young and have options so I will
definately chew on this. I have a great technology job and have
grown a
lot in just a matter of months. I am thinking of doing some school
though, just not full time. If anybody has any recommendations for
classes in Utah schools I think that would be great. I'll
definitely be
looking into the things that Levi linked to. And to answer TJ's
question, no I'm not sure I want C/C++. ;) I don't honestly even know
what is avaliable outside of web scripting. So I will be looking into
that D language. Really appreciate all the thoughts.
Unfortunately, the options here for a part-time computer science
education are not nearly at the level Josh is suggesting. The major
universities have decent CS programs, and there have definitely been
some CS luminaries from Utah schools, but the programs are hard to do
without a VERY flexible work schedule.
I'm trying to finish my degree at UVSC, since it's one of the few CS
programs with night classes available, but so far the quality of
classes is below that of the BYU CS department, and even that is well
below the class of education you'd get at something like MIT.
Speaking of MIT, the Structure and Interpretation of Computer
Programs is an MIT textbook, so it'll give you an idea of what sort
of education you'd get there. This isn't to say you've got to go
there; I think if you're sufficiently self-motivated, you can teach
yourself a lot of what you'd miss out on. But definitely get a
computer science degree AND a solid education, whether they come from
the same school or not. :)
--Levi
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