Comments on: From Nand to Tetris http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/ Just another programming weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Guðmundur Bjarni http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-7 Guðmundur Bjarni Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:21:39 +0000 http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-7 <p>@<em>Arnar</em> & @<em>Stefan</em>: Thank you both for spreading the word. It would be amazing if this would be added to curriculum at RU. Please tell us about how it goes!</p> @Arnar & @Stefan: Thank you both for spreading the word. It would be amazing if this would be added to curriculum at RU. Please tell us about how it goes!

]]> By: arnihermann http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-6 arnihermann Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:02:34 +0000 http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-6 <p>Am I the only one who notices the bit about performing like a drunk mule? Brilliant piece though, hope it makes it into RU classrooms.</p> Am I the only one who notices the bit about performing like a drunk mule? Brilliant piece though, hope it makes it into RU classrooms.

]]> By: stefan http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-5 stefan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:42:46 +0000 http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-5 <p>Baahh... this course that you point out is bloody brilliant! The Google Tech Talk is awesome! This is not only <em>the</em> course that should be taught but it also is exactly the <em>way</em> it should be taught.</p> <p>I'm pretty sure that any student that would take such a course and pass it (in other words, manage to create the end application on their own) would benefit for life!</p> <p>This is it! I'm gonna fight to see this course realized here at RU! And from what I gather from Arnar, the work has already started and is well on its way ;)</p> <p>Thanks for pointing this out.</p> Baahh… this course that you point out is bloody brilliant! The Google Tech Talk is awesome! This is not only the course that should be taught but it also is exactly the way it should be taught.

I’m pretty sure that any student that would take such a course and pass it (in other words, manage to create the end application on their own) would benefit for life!

This is it! I’m gonna fight to see this course realized here at RU! And from what I gather from Arnar, the work has already started and is well on its way ;)

Thanks for pointing this out.

]]> By: Einar http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-4 Einar Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:33:04 +0000 http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-4 <p>I agree with your bullets on typical mistakes, although I believe that these topics are covered by most computer science curricula. I would therefore argue that the people who make these mistakes fall into one of the following categories:</p> <ul> <li>Uneducated programmers (i.e., not computer scientists)</li> <li>Educated programmers from subpar universities or departments</li> <li>Educated programmers from good universities or departments, who just do not care enough about these things to pay proper attention to them in class, or just memorize them long enough to pass the courses.</li> </ul> <p>But then again, maybe I'm just an education snob :)</p> I agree with your bullets on typical mistakes, although I believe that these topics are covered by most computer science curricula. I would therefore argue that the people who make these mistakes fall into one of the following categories:

  • Uneducated programmers (i.e., not computer scientists)
  • Educated programmers from subpar universities or departments
  • Educated programmers from good universities or departments, who just do not care enough about these things to pay proper attention to them in class, or just memorize them long enough to pass the courses.

But then again, maybe I’m just an education snob :)

]]> By: Arnar http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-3 Arnar Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.hvergi.net/2008/06/from-nand-to-tetris/#comment-3 <p>You have an excellent point. Sadly, I've heard from a few businesses that they can't be sure anymore that someone with a CS or Software Engineering degree has the skills or understanding to solve problems that requires you to go deeper. Such traits are only discovered through interviewing individuals. I think this is a flaw in how we teach programming today..</p> You have an excellent point. Sadly, I’ve heard from a few businesses that they can’t be sure anymore that someone with a CS or Software Engineering degree has the skills or understanding to solve problems that requires you to go deeper. Such traits are only discovered through interviewing individuals. I think this is a flaw in how we teach programming today..

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