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by z131 12y ago
-1 -> Only sign in is with google.
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by z131 12y ago
This is nothing new. Since course registration has had a web interface, there have been those who find the system clunky, inefficient, and useless for a wide array of situations, the least of which is registering for classes. I know at leas
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by z131 12y ago
"But scientists have yet to develop an affordable, active water splitter with catalysts capable of working at industrial scales." "The nickel/nickel-oxide catalyst significantly lowers the voltage required to split wate
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by z131 12y ago
See my reply below.
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by z131 12y ago
But it doesn't, it only serves as practice for distinct edge cases that teachers try to use to trip up new students. Which is fine except that it does not teach you anything, it lets you figure it out through frustration and trial-and-
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by z131 12y ago
I think the name of "Silent Teacher" conveys the idea that it is trying to teach you something.
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by z131 12y ago
I personally feel that Javascript is a language that you move into when you properly understand primitive programming constructs. I think this because if you start with Javascript, every other language will make you feel crazy and lost sinc
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by z131 12y ago
My problems: 1. This doesn't teach you how to code, this teaches you how to read code and learn arithmetic logic that goes with programming. 2. You use Javascript as a base.
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by z131 12y ago
I'm with the parent commenter. I actually deleted my Facebook, but would love to utilize this service to create a public trust profile. I just can't involve social media accounts.
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by z131 12y ago
So....Shamir's Secret Sharing algorithm[1]? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing
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by z131 12y ago
I completely understand the need for speed, which is why I'm happy you picked something like Java. It's just with the popularity of Javascript on HN, I was worried that it would be yet another JS project.
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by z131 12y ago
Dear god thank you for not writing this in javascript.
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by z131 12y ago
The problem is that web programming is a very abstracted and high level concept. When you take a data structures course, you learn in languages where memory usage can be easily measured or guaranteed, such as Java or C, and the runtime can
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by z131 12y ago
You recommend teaching Javascript or Ruby in an undergraduate Computer Science Data Structures course. Are you aware of the fact that Computer Science, as a major, is not "Learn programming"? It is learning the theory and science
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by z131 12y ago
I'm appalled that some of the first languages you intend to teach are Javascript (But really JQuery) and Python. That's just my personal opinion, but when I think "Teaching kids to code" I don't think "pick lan