I am in the precise opposite boat as Jacob, having not taken 428, but I am in 456 now.
Software engineering is an important thing for any computer programmer to know well, but from what I heard 428 is not the best way to learn it. I have heard it described as anywhere from boring busywork to easy A. I think I would be in the boring busywork boat. 456 has been really interesting. We compare the UI components from different platforms and programming languages and do programming in swing. Thinking as programmers do, we often put the cart in front of the horse when doing UI and really botch things up. Computers would be a lot more well liked if all programmers had a better sense of UIs. In summary, I would suggest taking 456. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Bowman Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:35 AM To: uug list Subject: [uug] Should I take CS 428 or CS 456? I am a computer engineer and found out I need two more technical electivesto graduate, and I am debating CS 428 and CS 456, as two 3 credit classes would hopefully be easier than two 4 credit EE classes. Those of you that have taken them, how much time did they take, how difficult were they, would you reccomend them, etc...? ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
