Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Episode 9: A Note to Myself

This post is exactly what the title says it is. Just a small note to remind me what I should be focusing on. Spending a weekend playing with genetic algorithms in Scheme is a wonderful learning opportunity, but it detracts from some of the bigger projects I’m working on. Idle curiosity can do more harm [...]

Episode 4: Things Nobody Will Ever Tell You (At Least Not Nicely)

I have found that students of computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) in most Indian colleges have several misconceptions about programming and computers in general. This seems to be a common problem in other parts of the world, too. I’ve made a list of some of the most common problem areas, and I’m posting [...]