Monthly Archives: October 2014

Jedi Masters

Posted on October 19, 2014 by crista

Quote from an email I received from a prospective PhD student: I get the impression that if doing a PhD is really going to help push me forward on this, I’ll have to be working closely with people from that whole … Continue reading →

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The Null Professor

Posted on October 16, 2014 by crista

This is a post about CS education. It is prompted by a series of posts by Mark Guzdial in which he criticizes the pervasive belief among CS educators that when it comes to programming, there’s not much an instructor can … Continue reading →

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My Residency at Hacker School

Posted on October 12, 2014 by crista

I just came back from a week at Hacker School in New York — they invited me to join them as a resident. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and, before I forget, here are my impressions and a bit of … Continue reading →

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