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02.24.07

MIT Programming Course
Programming (1)
My wife's father pointed me toward MIT course materials that are available free online. I found a gem in Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. It is a beginner's course in computer programming for MIT students. The text uses a dialect of LISP called Scheme, which I've heard of before but hadn't used. I'm just a beginning programmer, having spent much more time reading about programming than actually programming. This book is blowing my mind. It is helping me understand mathmatical ideas as I never have before and teaching me programming concepts in easy to understand steps. It took me a while ...
02.02.07

Much Learning
Uncategorized (0)
I often think that I am learning at a very slow rate, but when I look back I'm surprised at my progress. My last post was about ssh related tools. I now use ssh all the time and sshfs has been released for Mac OS X. Things like this make network computer easier and more enjoyable. Most importantly, I'm learning how to get things done. I'm more productive and I'm seeing the benefits of satisfying the tech needs of my coworkers and the school. I'm still hoping for some time this summer to really get into programming. That has been the ...

Matthew