For practical programming you do not need a class - you need practical programming. A good mentor/code reviewer is a nice bonus.
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Peter Konrad Konneker <[email protected]> wrote: > I have found time and time again that this program has prepared me really > well for the real world stuff. Knowing the theory behind things is way > better than knowing how to code a handful of specific languages. Granted I > was never in a more "practical" program, but still. There's only a handful > of classes you really need for practical programming. Rodham was boss at > teaching that stuff. > > Also I did take EE (224? I think?) For funsies. So that probably helped a > great deal as well. > > Your mileage may vary, though. > > -Peter > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Lloyd Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes. Quinn Snell definitely works with the bioinformatics guys. >> Generally speaking, if Mark Clement does it, you can pretty well bet >> that Quinn Snell does it too. Those two work together quite >> extensively. I don't know the exact division, but when I've asked Quinn >> about it, he's basically given the impression that there is (nearly) no >> difference in their research areas, etc. >> >> Lloyd Brown >> Systems Administrator >> Fulton Supercomputing Lab >> Brigham Young University >> http://marylou.byu.edu >> >> On 08/06/2013 07:24 PM, Matt Gardner wrote: >> > If you like biology, you might also talk to Mark Clement, who does >> > computational biology (does Quinn Snell also work in that area? I'm not >> > sure...). >> -------------------- >> BYU Unix Users Group >> http://uug.byu.edu/ >> >> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >> author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Sasha Pachev Fast Running Blog. http://fastrunningblog.com Run. Blog. Improve. Repeat. -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
