Programming languages in Engineering?
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so...what languages do Comp science students learn?
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07-21-2009 at 10:37 AM
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Images of 16 hour days slaving for EA come to mind..... I feel sorry for you :(
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Sweeeet. If they pay good, I don't mind.
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07-21-2009 at 11:11 AM
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so...what languages do Comp science students learn?
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First year computer science used Java last year, but I think it was C or C++ in the past. The prof said he preferred C++, but thought Java might be easier or something.
Oh, and there was a bit of Haskell for the discrete math course, but since it's not really a programming course, it's fairly light.
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07-21-2009 at 09:22 PM
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yeah i've also read somewhere that java is easier. still im gonna learn a bit of basic c++ for now, or do u recommend i start from just C ?
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07-21-2009 at 09:35 PM
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I wouldn't mind working there 
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07-21-2009 at 09:38 PM
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I want to work for Google, but I can't do anything for them XD Did you see the documentary on Google and the work environment? I forgot what station broadcast the documentary but it's a pretty old one.
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07-22-2009 at 12:48 PM
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Working at Google is a dream job. When someone ask where you work, you say, "I work at google, if you don't know, google it."
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07-22-2009 at 12:57 PM
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Working at Google is a dream job. When someone ask where you work, you say, "I work at google, if you don't know, google it."
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You could also be like "I work for the future secretly evil empire of Google. Mess with me, and I'll have the google Earth satellite blow up your house."
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You could also be like "I work for the future secretly evil empire of Google. Mess with me, and I'll have the google Earth satellite blow up your house."
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Ironic, since the company slogan is "don't be evil" 
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If you'd heard the horror stories that I've heard, you might think differently (or might not... )
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well i just want to confirm that c# ( c sharp ) will be taught in 1st year engineering? is thr is any other language? i m thinking of studying it in summer, so can u please suggest me a book and the details abt it.. thanks..
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well i just want to confirm that c# ( c sharp ) will be taught in 1st year engineering? is thr is any other language? i m thinking of studying it in summer, so can u please suggest me a book and the details abt it.. thanks..
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Yes, only C#. If you really want to get ahead, in Math you'll use Maple and at the end, Matlab. If you really have nothing to do, you might want to give those a try.
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thanks.. well can u please tell me the details, which i have to do in c# and book for it.. also what else you recommend to study this summer that will help me in univ.
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I wouldn't bother trying to learn C# over your summer break especially Maple (worst program ever created I might add) . They do start from the basics as if you've never programmed in your life. Although it is at a fast pace the programs you will make in your labs are nearly identical to pratice labs which are covered in tutorials. What I would try to 'review' over during the summer is some physics and math or even chemistry. Maybe just the topics that you struggled with it in highschool. That will help tremendously. If you really really want to get ahead learn some stuff on sequences and series (I struggled with this stuff in first semester) and all that good stuff haha but who in their right mind would do that during their summer break you'd have to be crazy....
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07-22-2009 at 05:50 PM
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I wouldn't bother trying to learn C# now especially Maple (worst program ever created I might add) . They do start from the basics as if you've never programmed in your life. Although it is at a fast pace the programs you will make in your labs are nearly identical to pratice labs which are covered in tutorials. What I would try to 'review' over during the summer is some physics and math or even chemistry. Maybe just the topics that you struggled with it in highschool. That will help tremendously.
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