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| Tuesday, November 21, 2006 |
| How to explain programming to a non programmer? |
A friend of mine asked me a strange question the other day. First a little background on her. She just graduated in environmental science and is currently working on models in Arc View. She runs these models and has to figure out how to work them. She asked me if I could recommend something on the basics of programming. Nothing in depth just enough so she could understand the models but she doesn't need to actually create them. Anyone have good resources, sites, or books you could recommend? She has no experience with computers other than your everyday use but I like to think I may have rubbed off on her after living together for 2 years.
Here are the one's I've found so far:
I think this one is the best: How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Computing and Programming
Labels: programming, reader advice |
posted by mpcc @ 11/21/2006 09:58:00 PM   |
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| Sunday, November 05, 2006 |
| Graduation plans |
I don't really have these yet. I'm not sure what I want to do. Thank god I have till May. I know for certain I don't want a cubicle job. I did that this summer and, if I haven't said it enough, I don't have the attention span for cubicles. I need to tell the company that but not entirely sure how to. My parents have offered to let me stay with them while I'm looking this summer instead of spending next semester doing that. Just knowing that they're ok with that helps stress-wise. I mean that was probably the most stressful thing for my roommates last year. I also have plenty of couches I can crash on if need be, and living with my parents becomes too much (though by then I should just find a job).
As far as locations go I'm looking for a large city. I plan on looking at Chicago, Seattle/Portland area, DC, and Atlanta. Other places are also a possibility but those are the cities I'm actively going to focus on. What I want to do? I don't know. I liked doing the design process this summer but I didn't like the fact that it was in JAVA and a desktop app. Seemed limiting and I just didn't like the outcome. I feel they should scrap it. I'll probably focus on Consulting Firms. Smaller and more diverse in what they offer sounds good.
Anyone want to offer me a job? I enjoy learning new things, have a great work ethic and great references. Send an email to mpchouchou@gmail.com with the subject Real Job Opportunity! ;)
Well that is my pathetic little plug for myself. I'm done.
Labels: personal rant, random |
| posted by mpcc @ 11/05/2006 11:15:00 PM |
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| Friday, November 03, 2006 |
| gotAPI.com layout update |
| gotAPI.com is a great site for programming references. It has recently updated its layout for an easier way to search, including suggestions and they have added a few new references. I used this all summer. The old layout wasn't bad just looked dated. This new one looks fresh and simple. It includes web design languages: html, css, actionscript, and other languages such as ruby on rails, java, c++, mysql and more. Labels: languages, programming, references, site |
| posted by mpcc @ 11/03/2006 08:55:00 AM |
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