23, Handling asynchronous processing, requests to APIs and unit testing. Organization of code, how to structure projects.
Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
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Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#13246, I took Discrete Math I & II this past spring. It wasn't easy. Last math class I has was (failed) Calculus I in 1989 and (failed) again in 1990. I got a B+ and an A- this time, but I probably put in 30 hours per week studying and doing homework.
I actually enjoyed Discrete Math and Calculus as subjects, but the professors I had were so bad that once I was out of there I never really revisited them. I've had that happen with a few subjects, unfortunately. Now, years later, I've been wanting to revisit the subjects again.
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#13321. i'm more capable than i give myself credit for, and i need to remember that. some days it feels like all i know is what i don't know
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just out of curiosity as I'm probably closer to your age than I am to the majority of folks here, are you taking these classes as part of a grad program in CS or related?
Undergrad. I never completed my degree so my manager (and his manager) encouraged me to go back to school and finish...especially since they are paying for it.
That's awesome. Good luck in completing your degree.
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#135A couple months shy of 40.
It's harder to keep open two accounts on the same news site (one for myself, one for a short term gag account) and actually keep them straight without giving away the game. Mentally hard, not technically, since that's just two browsers.
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#13621. Just started going through the K&R text to learn C, it's definitely helped some aspects about programming that I didn't get in my Java courses. Also doing it exclusively in vim so I can practice typing and making sure I learn a lot of vim and terminal commands.
That sounds like an investment that will pay off in spades.
> Pay off in spades
What do you mean by that phrase?
Edit: Never mind, just took the time to search it.
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#13730 --- Today I learned about Bee Venom Therapy:
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#138Why does age matter ? What is the point of asking how old a person is?
Lol they did say optional.
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#139This thread helped to reduce my inferiority complex from reading HN, when I learnt that most of you are almost twice as old as me (20) and some even older than that :)
To answer OP question, I learnt a lot about Spring Test configuration today and how messy it can get at times.
Re: Ask HN: How old are you (optional) and what was the last thing that you learned?
#14055. Just stumbled across a philosophy course online. I had always thought of philosophy as archaic, useless and boring. I could not have been more wrong.
Could you provide a link to the course. Id like to check it out.
Not the parent but check out Philosophy Crash Course in YouTube. You can thank me later :D