Ether 2:23 "ye shall not have windows for they shall be dashed to pieces"... :-)
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Daniel Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > CS 142 is now in C++, some teachers are using Microsoft visual studios, and > others are using good ole text editor and g++. (At least that's what > Professor McCarthy was doing in 2011) And when I had 235 that was what they > were doing there. Really linux use is encouraged by some professors, > discouraged by others If you don't have windows you should be able to get by > in the few cases you need windows with lab computers, but its not ideal. > > When I took CS 142 (two years ago, haha, mission), the only software that > was needed was eclipse. Personally, I'm not a linux guy (OS X and Solaris > are my big unix hooks), but I believe that linux users tend to have an > alright experience at BYU. I do remember that when I took CS 124 (again, > two years ago), windows software was -absolutely- necessary to flash the TI > MSP430 chips that the class was using at the time. I considered writing a > USB driver for OS X and possibly for the linux guys, but decided it wasn't > worth it. I just ran Windows 7 in a VM. CS students can get free copies of > Windows (and Visual Studio, Office, etc) through MSDN, if I recall > correctly. > > As far as general tips, you might want to not have an xbox or whatever. I > know that I spent enough time playing minecraft to lower my gpa about a > tenth of a point. In fact, this semester I'm bringing in an old iBook that > can pretty much only run Word and play DVDs to use on days when I absolutely > need to force myself to be productive. > > A study habit that I would recommend is keeping notebooks for whatever > topics / subjects you're studying (say you're doing calc II and linear alg > at the same time, might want to just have a "math" journal) and write about > what you learn each time you go to class and study. Be specific and make > lists of what you don't know or understand. That way you always know what > you need to study first. > > And here's something I learned from good ol' Kearl. Find something you love > that isn't related to your studies. Something new. And love it and spend > time doing / studying it. He learned to love French cathedrals, if I recall > correctly, and I learned to love ice skating. That makes your college > experience valuable, like real life instead of just dry training. Find > people to hang out with that don't fit the crew you had in high skool. Join > World Series pools. Whatever, have fun. > > There ya go. > > Questions? Concerns? Shoot me an email. > RT Hatfield > > > > On 5 August 2013 20:12, Oliver Reed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm an incoming freshman, and I was wondering if any of the more >> experienced BYU students have tips or suggestions to help me (and any other >> freshman that happen to be subscribed) succeed. Study habits we should >> start, time management techniques we should practice, and activities we >> should attend could be helpful as well as any other information you can >> think of that you wish you had known on entrance. >> >> Particularly, I'm interested in the CS program. What tips and tricks do >> you have for a Linux user going to school? Specifically, for CS 142, do I >> need some way to run Windows or Windows software? >> >> Thank you for any time and effort you put in to answering my questions. >> I'm extremely excited to experience college life, and I want my first >> semesters to be the best possible experience. >> >> -Oliver Reed >> >> -------------------- >> BYU Unix Users Group >> http://uug.byu.edu/ >> >> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >> author. 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