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Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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I am thoroughly impressed by the number of people involved in this class. I teach a class at a large European research university and it is the professor plus two TAs, nobody else. That is a difference tuition and funding can make. You get what you pay for.

Edit: forgot to mention that there are 460 students registered for the exam. They wonder why we don’t have them write papers...

Re: Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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I always like to joke to people that if they want to learn something, anything at all, all they have to do is take a free class at YouTube university. I’ll have to add HN comments to my joke! (And yes, as a former tech worker with no professional coding experience can vouch I’ve learned a TON here.)

Just make sure you don't mix them up, I don't wish learning from YouTube comments even on my worst enemies.

That'd have become the latest version Microsoft Tay!

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Making HN comments assigned reading without also adding http://n-gate.com would sound quite irresponsible, if it were more than the one specific thread the article refers to.

Obligatory upvote. I actually had never heard of n-gate and now, I feel, as if I can waste time more efficiently and humorously than ever before. I agree though, n-gate ought to be required reading!

Re: Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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I am thoroughly impressed by the number of people involved in this class. I teach a class at a large European research university and it is the professor plus two TAs, nobody else. That is a difference tuition and funding can make. You get what you pay for. Edit: forgot to mention that there are 460 students registered for the exam. They wonder why we don’t have them write papers...

What's ironic about your statement is that there are many in the US that clamor for "free" university education for "everyone" -- citing how it's done in Europe. However, like everything, there are tradeoffs and unintended consequences that go beyond the simplistic thoughts of the politically and economically naïve. The University of California system, in my amateur opinion is extremely good. In fact, the state university systems in most US states are all of pretty good quality. I spent a bit of time living near the University of Avignon (France) and, compared to a typical American community college, I was very suprised at how deficient the French university was. In France, university is "free" but as you said, you get what you pay for. Of course, there are exceptional European universities and there are terrible American universities, but overall, American university systems seem to be much better than the equivalent in "free" university countries.

Re: Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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I am thoroughly impressed by the number of people involved in this class. I teach a class at a large European research university and it is the professor plus two TAs, nobody else. That is a difference tuition and funding can make. You get what you pay for. Edit: forgot to mention that there are 460 students registered for the exam. They wonder why we don’t have them write papers...

What's ironic about your statement is that there are many in the US that clamor for "free" university education for "everyone" -- citing how it's done in Europe. However, like everything, there are tradeoffs and unintended consequences that go beyond the simplistic thoughts of the politically and economically naïve. The University of California system, in my amateur opinion is extremely good. In fact, the state unive…

> I spent a bit of time living near the University of Avignon (France) and, compared to a typical American community college, I was very suprised at how deficient the French university was.

There are two co-existing systems in France. Universities and "Grandes Ecoles". The latter are more selective and usually have more fundings.

Re: Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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Making HN comments assigned reading without also adding http://n-gate.com would sound quite irresponsible, if it were more than the one specific thread the article refers to.

Obligatory upvote. I actually had never heard of n-gate and now, I feel, as if I can waste time more efficiently and humorously than ever before. I agree though, n-gate ought to be required reading!

Yep, I always enjoy the fresh bucket of cold water it delivers to my face. And it often highlights facets that get left out.

Re: Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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Making HN comments assigned reading without also adding http://n-gate.com would sound quite irresponsible, if it were more than the one specific thread the article refers to.

is it me or others also see that CAPTCHA and "loading" thing on main page?

Re: Hacker News comments are assigned reading for UC Berkeley CS 10 course

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Making HN comments assigned reading without also adding http://n-gate.com would sound quite irresponsible, if it were more than the one specific thread the article refers to.

is it me or others also see that CAPTCHA and "loading" thing on main page?

I think its a joke.
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