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Re:Damien Conway interview: Perl 6, Java, his PhD by bootload on Saturday August 23, 2008 @08:58AM (#284607)
"... Ah memories! I consider myself very fortunate to have been one of Damian's students. ..."

Ahh those whacky CS students from Monash. I went to RMIT & Swinny and missed "The Damian". What kind of lectures did he run? I've heard some of his talks & they are pretty good ~ http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail880.html If your lucky you can still hear him talk for nics at Melbourne Perl Mongers.

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Re:Damien Conway interview: Perl 6, Java, his PhD by astrec on Saturday August 23, 2008 @09:09AM (#284611)
He taught the first year intro to programming (C) with Ann Nicholson (AI researcher), and supervised a few post graduates. Ann also taught the Lisp course.

Damian was a fantastic lecturer with a rare ability to enthuse and engage his students while he delivered otherwise dry material. A true master of the story.

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