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dalta5billion

Sentid wrote: »

I'm hoping for Google or Microsoft
I don't know if they take people on though, especially google, it being a very kinda secret place and all!!

I applied last year for w/e (in 2nd yr) and got told nope, but they'd keep it on file for the future

I've been there before (long story), it would be awesome to work there, free food and sweets (yum) and generally cool decor. I sincerely hope I'm not under an NDA

I'll apply to Microsoft, even tho I'm a Windows hater (Linux FTW).
Having real worries now that every Tom Dick and Harry will want to do Computer Science, driving the points up . CS is not for everyone, so w/e will be great for people to decide if it's for them

Bazinga_N

Hey Peoples

AtomicKoala

dalta5billion wrote: »

I'll apply to Microsoft, even tho I'm a Windows hater (Linux FTW).
Having real worries now that every Tom Dick and Harry will want to do Computer Science, driving the points up . CS is not for everyone, so w/e will be great for people to decide if it's for them

Friend of mine did W/E in MS, (uncle works there), he thought it was unreal. I was impressed with what he told me anyway And I use Ubuntu.
I'm also thinking of doing CS, did work experience in a small computer software company. And yeah I reckon the points will be 360-380 for 2014 (What matters for me), could be 400 by 2016.

Sentid

dalta5billion wrote: »

I applied last year for w/e (in 2nd yr) and got told nope, but they'd keep it on file for the future

I've been there before (long story), it would be awesome to work there, free food and sweets (yum) and generally cool decor. I sincerely hope I'm not under an NDA

I'll apply to Microsoft, even tho I'm a Windows hater (Linux FTW).
Having real worries now that every Tom Dick and Harry will want to do Computer Science, driving the points up . CS is not for everyone, so w/e will be great for people to decide if it's for them

AtomicKoala wrote: »

Friend of mine did W/E in MS, (uncle works there), he thought it was unreal. I was impressed with what he told me anyway And I use Ubuntu.
I'm also thinking of doing CS, did work experience in a small computer software company. And yeah I reckon the points will be 360-380 for 2014 (What matters for me), could be 400 by 2016.

Any idea how to apply? I presume it's online, would be a bit ironic if it wasn't :pac:

Computer Science seems to be the thing now! ATM with girls especially it's nursing or teaching :rolleyes:

dalta5billion

Sentid wrote: »

Any idea how to apply? I presume it's online, would be a bit ironic if it wasn't :pac:

Computer Science seems to be the thing now! ATM with girls especially it's nursing or teaching :rolleyes:

That's the real problem. The subject is not for everyone, people don't read what the course involves before applying

www.codeacademy.com I think, great walkthroughs on JavaScript I believe. Learning C on my own over the summer. What an exciting life I lead :rolleyes:

dalta5billion

AtomicKoala wrote: »

I use Ubuntu.

High five! sudo apt-get install AtomicKoala !

AtomicKoala wrote: »

I'm also thinking of doing CS, did work experience in a small computer software company. And yeah I reckon the points will be 360-380 for 2014 (What matters for me), could be 400 by 2016.

So u are going in 5th Yr? I was considering not doing TY solely because the points for CS will be going up every year.

A 5th year guy know wanted to do Computer Science in TCD "because I want to make websites". I don't think he realised that that isn't really any significant part of that course :L

Troxck

dalta5billion wrote: »

High five! sudo apt-get install AtomicKoala !



So u are going in 5th Yr? I was considering not doing TY solely because the points for CS will be going up every year.

A 5th year guy know wanted to do Computer Science in TCD "because I want to make websites". I don't think he realised that that isn't really any significant part of that course :L

I wouldn't be a computer genius myself but I know the languages involved(Need to get around to learning them). Anyone know good languages to learn, I have a bit of c#, do simple loops, nearly managed a calculator but I messed up the code too much.
Unfortunately too many people think that CS is "making sites", as if it's as easy as HTML...

Sentid

I know absolutely no code, thanks for the link there dalta5billion

I want to do something with languages, because I know they're something I can and will definitely use in my life, nevermind (hopefully) a job. I don't see the point in subjects such as history tbh, you automatically forget everything after the exam unless you really like the subject

paddyzk

Sentid wrote: »

I know absolutely no code, thanks for the link there dalta5billion

I want to do something with languages, because I know they're something I can and will definitely use in my life, nevermind (hopefully) a job. I don't see the point in subjects such as history tbh, you automatically forget everything after the exam unless you really like the subject

I want to continue on doing a language in 3rd level German ftw.
Same here tbh,histoy is only useful for one thing - teaching.

Sentid

paddyzk wrote: »

I want to continue on doing a language in 3rd level German ftw.
Same here tbh,histoy is only useful for one thing - teaching.

I know a girl who wants to do archaeology. She's not even that passionate, just likes the idea, "finding dinosaurs and stuff".

Deutsch is klasse

Indiego

I wanna do science Preferably genetics/immunology/neurology/nanoscience/pharmacy
/nerd

paddyzk

Sentid wrote: »

I know a girl who wants to do archaeology. She's not even that passionate, just likes the idea, "finding dinosaurs and stuff".

Deutsch is klasse

She will go far in life. :rolleyes:

Troxck

I feel like I'm the only person who thinks that History is useful...

dalta5billion

Troxck wrote: »

I wouldn't be a computer genius myself but I know the languages involved(Need to get around to learning them). Anyone know good languages to learn, I have a bit of c#, do simple loops, nearly managed a calculator but I messed up the code too much.
Unfortunately too many people think that CS is "making sites", as if it's as easy as HTML...

Well done! You probably know more than the people who are going into CS! The fact that you know what it's really all about and show persistence means you're more than suited to CS I'd say.

*Embarrassing disclosure: haven't done any HTML / CSS yet. I'm kind of crap at design...

Everyone thinks that 'making apps' means simply dragging and dropping interface elements etc.

Personally I'm probably behind you. All I've done is a bit of python and shell scripting (not very advanced languages ) and I only started C days ago.

dalta5billion

Just a quick question for everyone, out of interest.

Of those thinking of doing Computers in the future, what language (if any) did you pick?


I personally find German to be a very logical language, easy for me to comprehend.

Bazinga_N

All talk of computers on here.. Pffft.. Medicine FTW

paddyzk

dalta5billion wrote: »

Just a quick question for everyone, out of interest.

Of those thinking of doing Computers in the future, what language (if any) did you pick?


I personally find German to be a very logical language, easy for me to comprehend.

Couldn't agree more,I know more German than I do irish.Its just so structured.

Sentid

Bazinga_N wrote: »

All talk of computers on here.. Pffft.. Medicine FTW

Anything HPAT is a no no for me

Fair play to you that you know what you want already. Unfortunately alot of people doing medicine do it for the status or to not "waste" points, nonsense tbh. Do whst you will like!

Sentid

paddyzk wrote: »

dalta5billion wrote: »

Just a quick question for everyone, out of interest.

Of those thinking of doing Computers in the future, what language (if any) did you pick?


I personally find German to be a very logical language, easy for me to comprehend.

Couldn't agree more,I know more German than I do irish.Its just so structured.

Have to agree with both of ye, german is just a load of rules and when you have them it all comes together.

French is actually very easy too, so unbelievably similar to english imho.

Japanese though is a different ballgame. It is structured so differently you have to actually think in the language itself, translating is a headache! And thats without the 3 alphabets and completely new sounds!

Troxck

dalta5billion wrote: »

Just a quick question for everyone, out of interest.

Of those thinking of doing Computers in the future, what language (if any) did you pick?


I personally find German to be a very logical language, easy for me to comprehend.

German, I also do French but will be dropping it. German is almost logical. It has a pattern.

Troxck

dalta5billion wrote: »

Well done! You probably know more than the people who are going into CS! The fact that you know what it's really all about and show persistence means you're more than suited to CS I'd say.

*Embarrassing disclosure: haven't done any HTML / CSS yet. I'm kind of crap at design...

Everyone thinks that 'making apps' means simply dragging and dropping interface elements etc.

Personally I'm probably behind you. All I've done is a bit of python and shell scripting (not very advanced languages ) and I only started C days ago.

Honestly, I find c# easier than HTML/CSS... We did it in class and my teacher was impressed I could make text scroll across the screen. I had to show her then she started teaching the rest of our year... The only thing holding me back is maths, I'm not good at it...

paddyzk

Wish I did french & German.
Woodwork was the bane of my existence.

Troxck

paddyzk wrote: »

Wish I did french & German.
Woodwork was the bane of my existence.

Glad I didn't do Woodwork, I'd put everyone in the class is some serious danger. French is easy enough to do well in, I nearly got a B in the mocks and I can barely form a sentence...

KirkCheated09

paddyzk wrote: »

Wish I did french & German.
Woodwork was the bane of my existence.

French is puuuuuuure simples.. I never EVEEEER study for it! Got B in the mocks and did like 15 mins study the night before the JC and I reckon I got an A :cool:
..woodwork is a lovely subject :pac: My teacher never did any theory with us but it's all fairly handy :P

paddyzk

KirkCheated09 wrote: »

French is puuuuuuure simples.. I never EVEEEER study for it! Got B in the mocks and did like 15 mins study the night before the JC and I reckon I got an A :cool:
..woodwork is a lovely subject :pac: My teacher never did any theory with us but it's all fairly handy :P

You're back !

Troxck

KirkCheated09 wrote: »

French is puuuuuuure simples.. I never EVEEEER study for it! Got B in the mocks and did like 15 mins study the night before the JC and I reckon I got an A :cool:
..woodwork is a lovely subject :pac: My teacher never did any theory with us but it's all fairly handy :P

I just find the tenses really hard. I much prefer the French exam to the German though.

Indiego

Noone ever does Spanish </3 /foreveralone

KirkCheated09

Troxck wrote: »

I just find the tenses really hard. I much prefer the French exam to the German though.

You don't need to know them that well for french though, just know how to say I went.. I'm going.. I will go etc :P

KirkCheated09

Indiego wrote: »

Noone ever does Spanish </3 /foreveralone

como estas? .. is that right?

Troxck

KirkCheated09 wrote: »

You don't need to know them that well for french though, just know how to say I went.. I'm going.. I will go etc :P

That's what I did for the JC pretty much. Dropping it, can't see myself doing well in 5th with French