devericx

Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? on Friday May 22, 2020 @10:07PM (#23279195)

Notational Velocity [0] seems to be something very similar, if not the exact same, except it's a macOS app and not a web app.

[0] http://notational.net

Re:Pretending OOP Never Happened on Friday May 15, 2020 @05:58PM (#23197996)

How does functional programming allow you to avoid reasoning about state? Don't you always have to reason about state, no matter what paradigm you use? Otherwise, how are you going to build anything useful if you're not keeping track of any variables?

Re:Ask HN: Advice for a college freshman? on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:21PM (#18018765)

Just skimmed the essay and wow, what amazing advice. I totally agree with the whole "figure out what your options are and just pursue what interests you" ordeal, rather than try to figure out exactly what you want to do in 20 years. Thanks so much!

Re:Ask HN: Advice for a college freshman? on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:04PM (#18018649)

I agree; the specifics never matter as much as the core principles of how something actually works. Thanks so much!

Re:Ask HN: Advice for a college freshman? on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:03PM (#18018637)

Thank you for the thorough advice! Thing is, I'm interested in so many areas of computer science from low level compiler stuff all the way to machine learning. Hopefully from taking classes, I'll be able to narrow these downs.

Ask HN: Advice for a college freshman?

Posted by devericx on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:42PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Attending the University of Virginia. Planning to major in Computer Science. Around a year of experience working at a startup and on personal projects, but nothing intense or serious.I want to be in the best possible shape post-graduation. What should I be prioritizing? I feel like GPA shouldn't be my highest priority, rather, side-projects, social connections, or industry experience should be....

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Re:Netstat without netstat on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @10:33PM (#15976200)

Super helpful article for a budding penetration tester such as myself! Thanks for sharing.