education

Advanced C learning

Can anyone recommend me some book or learning source about advanced C programing especially GUI, database and network. Thanks a lot. ...

CS Education, where was it? Where is it now? Where is it going?

I'm planning on doing research into Computer Science education for my senior project and I could think of no better group of people to consult than the SO community. So, what do you think about the state of CS education in the United States (and the rest of the world, though I had planned on focusing on the US)? What do you feel are nec...

Masters in Computer Science

Hi, My name is Gautam. I come from India. I am extremely passionate about Web Development.. I like to build web applications all the time.. Can I make this web application building a full time profession? I have just graduated from bachelors... Is there a Master of Computer Science in Web Development? Can I choose Masters in Web Deve...

Good educational resources explaining the basics of the Internet

I'm a Drupal developer about to start teaching a class at a community organization. The class will focus on basic Internet literacy, and provide hands-on experience with a couple of open source content management systems. We're going to have a highly diverse group of 6+ students, from high school students to musicians to fledgling pro...

Commenting Code to "Ramp Up"

I've just started at a new job. My manager and mentor suggested that I ramp up to the code base by documenting the code in comments. He intends for me to check in the documentation that I write, I believe. The writers of the code have left me a blank slate; there are only a few inline comments in really crucial places. I find that the c...

learning programming

Possible Duplicate: Can you be too old to start learning to be a decent programmer? "If you wait to teach them until college, it's almost always too late; adult brains generally can't form the deep structures necessary to learn real programming, only rote copy-paste code monkeying."Uhh... seriously is that true? ...

Any good java 2d ui's for a custom cms that aren't generally known about?

I am looking for a general java ui that specializes in a cms system that is open source. My main target is just creating a system that children K through 12 can log in, play games, take quizzes, and submit scores to teachers. ...

JQuery: Where to start learning?

Possible Duplicate: Where can I learn jQuery? Is it worth it? I'm working with Zend Framework and such PHP-things pretty ok, but at the moment my JQuery skill are below the acceptable level ... Where should I start learning JQuery? Are there some good sources to start with? ...

What book would give me a "fuller" education of Java?

Possible Duplicates: What are the best resources for learning Java (books, websites, etc.)? Best Java book you have read so far I have a friend whose father owns a bookstore (lucky him huh?) and he said he'll let me pick a book for free. I've been wanting to learn how to program, and I've heard some good things about Cay Ho...

Any easy illustration to get the idea of abstraction?

How would you help a newbie to grasp the idea of abstraction? Anybody know a suitable illustration? ...

Will the current generation of young programmers be better than those 20 years ago?

So I was clearing out some stuff today when I found a book on programming the BBC Micro. I got this book around 6 years ago, back when I was just starting to learn how to program really basic stuff at the age of 10 (ish). I found it in my grandparent's house - it had previously belong to my Uncle who'd read it as a boy (he now codes Java...

Continuing my programming education

I completed Stanford's CS106a over the summer and took the ap exam in java a few months ago. As a result I have a pretty good knowledge of java. Now I want to continue my programming education. Several things have been recommended to me. Learn Python (I already have a python book or two lying around) Learn by programming and building p...

creating a tag-based website and not using programing?

Hi. I want to create a tag-based website, and I need a tool that I could use (preferably without programing). It's a site where a user could pick tags on a certain item (tags are to be listed under a few categories). On the other end - a visitor could choose a tag, and then be redirected to a few items on which that tag was selected the...

Zend php 5 certification

Possible Duplicate: Zend PHP5 Certification, does it matter? Who passed this exam and how it helped employment? Is it difficult to test? Duplicate questions from The Zend PHP Certification Practice Test? ...

First project for resume

Which project is better to write the for job ( Developer PHP )and then not be ashamed to refer to on his resume? What functions should it feature ? If anyone has a ready, detailed terms of reference for similar Drafts, please point me in that direction, or if you have the opportunity, show a sample list of what to do in such projects. ...

Programming books that are more like math books?

So lately I've been trying to learn to program. It's quite clear that the best way to learn will be by doing. What I find odd is the structure of programming books (or educational materials) don't support this notion. Even the most interactive resources I've found (why's Try Ruby, Eloquent Javascript, etc) follow a structure like this: ...

Should I go to get my degree after finishing my diploma?

I've got a question regarding a 'higher education' opportunity which is available to me. I'm a 22 year old student currently in a 16 month co-op term for a Software Engineering Technologist diploma at a polytechnical college in Canada. I'm doing quite well in the program and feel that I have really found my calling. I'm just over 2 year...

Data Structures... so how do I understand them?

So I am a Computer Science student and in about a week or so... I will be retaking a Data Structures course, using C++ for applying the theory. Yes, I did say "retaking". I took the course last Fall and I feel like there is more that I need to learn. Being a student, I feel that I MUST know the basics because it will be much easier to un...

Displaying the value of a reference to an object

In C++ it is fairly simple to display the actual value of a pointer to an object. For example: // hope this makes sense: (please edit if not) void* p = New CSomething(); cout << p; Is there a way to do something like this in .NET? The value of doing this would/could only be educational, e.g. for purposes of demonstration as in displa...

Are UDK and Unity suitable for a semester long group project by CS undergraduates?

For the past two years I've taught a final year undergraduate course in game development with the main focus being a project in groups of 4-5. I've required that the students use the NeoAxis engine mostly because it what I found accessible, and it comes with a good range of demo games that the students can "evolve" to become their own g...