Category Archives: blog
Getting Close…
I’m done with all of my coursework. It’s been a long time since I posted and that’s mainly because I’ve been focused on taking care of all the other things that I neglected while I was working on school. One … Continue reading
Circuit City : Good Riddance…
I had a job at Circuit City about 15 years ago. When I started there, I had just moved to Gainesville, FL. My plan was to try and get into the University of Florida (I did) and to do that, … Continue reading
Formal Systems and Computation is kicking my ass…
Long time, no post. That’s because I’ve been up to my eyeballs in Problem Sets. Computer Science programs at traditional universities tend to be pretty rich in theory classes. CS is very much like a math degree and many CS … Continue reading
I Bought a 30-inch Monitor (and it’s GLORIOUS!)
I can’t under-emphasize how much of a difference this makes for me. I do most of my work on a 15-inch Macbook Pro laptop and when I started to work with some of the more complicated programming assignments for class, … Continue reading
Is Distance Education a Problem at Harvard?
Ian over at Harvard Extended has posted an editorial criticizing the Harvard Extension School push into distance education. Specifically, he questions whether a degree program composed primarily of classes taken remotely via the Internet can ever really compare to the … Continue reading
Ruby on Rails at Harvard
I registered for my final semester of classes at Harvard Extension. I was only going to take one course on Formal Systems and Computation (CSCI E-207), which is a taped version of a regular Harvard course. I changed my mind … Continue reading
Almost Done
I just completed my second to last semester at Harvard Extension. If I continue on the path I’m currently on, I only need two more classes (one semester) to qualify for the ALB degree. It’s been an interesting experience. One … Continue reading
The MBA vs. the MSCS…
One of my former Teaching Fellows at Harvard Extension recently earned his Ph.D in Computer Science. His advice is particularly valuable to me, not just because he has progressed further in his studies than I have, but because he also … Continue reading
The Harvard Extension Student Association
HESA, the Harvard Extension Student Association, ostensibly exists to provide some measure of community to the Extension School population. From the website: Our Mission is to build and maintain a sense of community among our students. In partnership with many … Continue reading