Where to go
As most if not all my blog users know, I’ve been doing these blogs as assignments for a class. But unfortunately, my CIS 115 class is now coming to an end. This will be my last blog article related to this specific course (as far as I know). The topic of this one is “Where do I go from here?”. I’m going to look at it in different angles.
First, what would be my dream job in computer science? I’ve thought a lot about my dream job growing up. I’ve more recently decided that my dream job would have to be along the lines of working in a small group developing technology in some way using a variety of my skillsets. I’ve always been interested in simulation and space.
Those have been topics that I’ve really wanted to delve into. I’ve always been fascinated by replicating real life processes in a logical way in a ‘perfectly’ controlled environment. But along the lines of computer science itself, I’ve wanted to learn more about operating systems and low level coding.
Hopefully I can learn more about these things on the way. I’m going to be taking more classes. I have a long way to go, I’m a freshman after all. So, I’m definitely looking forward to ‘computer architecture and operating systems’ as ‘data and program structures’. Honestly, I just like computer science. It’s pretty much all interesting to me.
In this specific class we covered a large variety of things, and I think the class covered topics pretty well. It is an introductory class, so I wasn’t expecting things to go too deep. I wish that we could have covered more deeply pretty much all the areas really. But that's what the upcoming classes are for.
In the class, we had some readings out of some books. For the textbooks, the parts that I found most interesting were talking about short and simple algorithms that do a job very effectively and efficiently. They are cool because there is always a back-story to why these people got annoyed by something or had some need, which was filled by their innovation. I enjoy these because it shows that sometimes life isn’t so complicated if we just know how to do it right. And once it’s done right, we take it for granted. The book “9 Algorithms that changed the future” outlines this idea well with “Each of these impressive feats relies on the profound discoveries listed earlier. Thus, most computer users employ these ingenious ideas many times a day, often without even realizing it!”[1] Though we should show appreciation. I think there is beauty in a technology that is developed to the point where it’s so normal, we don’t think about it.
There are many areas I want to explore in the world of computer science. I don’t just want to limit myself this way though. I would like to obtain a knowledge base on computer engineering and electrical engineering. Being able to combine those things together would just be so cool. I’m amazed by those people that have a large knowledge base that they use to make cool projects. For example someone that has been able to do something that I would like is Ben Heck from Element 14
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Having all that knowledge and experience allows one more freedom to do what they want. One thing that I would really love to do is start my own business. Which may or may not be successful. But there have been previous successes. And who knows. Like 9 Algorithms points out that on the timeline of computer science, “two ph.D. students at Stanford University decide to collaborate on building a web search engine. A few years later, they have created Google, the first digital giant of the internet era.”[1] Just like them, one of my ideas I start could take off. Lets shoot for the moon and even if we miss, we’ll land among the stars.
Bibliography
1. MacCormick, John. Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2012. Print. Pg. 2
2. Heck, Ben. "Ben Heck's Multi-System Retro Controller." YouTube. YouTube, 21 Oct. 2016. Web. 11 Dec. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1chQsht4Q>.
First, what would be my dream job in computer science? I’ve thought a lot about my dream job growing up. I’ve more recently decided that my dream job would have to be along the lines of working in a small group developing technology in some way using a variety of my skillsets. I’ve always been interested in simulation and space.
Those have been topics that I’ve really wanted to delve into. I’ve always been fascinated by replicating real life processes in a logical way in a ‘perfectly’ controlled environment. But along the lines of computer science itself, I’ve wanted to learn more about operating systems and low level coding.
Hopefully I can learn more about these things on the way. I’m going to be taking more classes. I have a long way to go, I’m a freshman after all. So, I’m definitely looking forward to ‘computer architecture and operating systems’ as ‘data and program structures’. Honestly, I just like computer science. It’s pretty much all interesting to me.
In this specific class we covered a large variety of things, and I think the class covered topics pretty well. It is an introductory class, so I wasn’t expecting things to go too deep. I wish that we could have covered more deeply pretty much all the areas really. But that's what the upcoming classes are for.
In the class, we had some readings out of some books. For the textbooks, the parts that I found most interesting were talking about short and simple algorithms that do a job very effectively and efficiently. They are cool because there is always a back-story to why these people got annoyed by something or had some need, which was filled by their innovation. I enjoy these because it shows that sometimes life isn’t so complicated if we just know how to do it right. And once it’s done right, we take it for granted. The book “9 Algorithms that changed the future” outlines this idea well with “Each of these impressive feats relies on the profound discoveries listed earlier. Thus, most computer users employ these ingenious ideas many times a day, often without even realizing it!”[1] Though we should show appreciation. I think there is beauty in a technology that is developed to the point where it’s so normal, we don’t think about it.
There are many areas I want to explore in the world of computer science. I don’t just want to limit myself this way though. I would like to obtain a knowledge base on computer engineering and electrical engineering. Being able to combine those things together would just be so cool. I’m amazed by those people that have a large knowledge base that they use to make cool projects. For example someone that has been able to do something that I would like is Ben Heck from Element 14
Having all that knowledge and experience allows one more freedom to do what they want. One thing that I would really love to do is start my own business. Which may or may not be successful. But there have been previous successes. And who knows. Like 9 Algorithms points out that on the timeline of computer science, “two ph.D. students at Stanford University decide to collaborate on building a web search engine. A few years later, they have created Google, the first digital giant of the internet era.”[1] Just like them, one of my ideas I start could take off. Lets shoot for the moon and even if we miss, we’ll land among the stars.
2. Heck, Ben. "Ben Heck's Multi-System Retro Controller." YouTube. YouTube, 21 Oct. 2016. Web. 11 Dec. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1chQsht4Q>.
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