TR033 - Computer Science

ED E · 04-09-2011 03:37AM

thysol wrote: »

And what do yous have against Lethal_Bullet? To me he seems quite nice.:)

Books, covers, and all that jazz :cool:

mloccy · 04-09-2011 05:49AM

I'm beginning to hate this course already.

jay-me · 04-09-2011 06:11AM

Why?

alxsoky · 04-09-2011 09:47AM

Shenlok wrote: »

I'd be surprised if there's any!

LOL thanks. You must be the team motivator.

Grimebox wrote: »

I'm about to go into third year and I had never done programming in my life before this. You'll be fine

I LIKE YOU.

spoonbadger wrote: »

8==D~~~ >-+o

Classy.

Do you guys bring your laptops to class? AND how many girls are there in CS usually?

WillD · 04-09-2011 10:01AM

alxsoky wrote: »

Do you guys bring your laptops to class? AND how many girls are there in CS usually?

1) Normally, yes.

2) Not many.

Shenlok · 04-09-2011 10:17AM

WillD wrote: »

2) Not many.

Though last year saw a sharp rise, from 1 or 2 to what, 6? 7? Big change from my year, where we had two in first year and now we have none!

alxsoky · 04-09-2011 10:20AM

Shenlok wrote: »

Though last year saw a sharp rise, from 1 or 2 to what, 6? 7? Big change from my year, where we had two in first year and now we have none!

What year are you? Oh god did they all quit? HAHA the stats are hilarious.

WillD · 04-09-2011 10:22AM

Shenlok wrote: »

Though last year saw a sharp rise, from 1 or 2 to what, 6? 7? Big change from my year, where we had two in first year and now we have none!

This is true. Started with 8, ended with 6.

Shenlok · 04-09-2011 10:22AM

alxsoky wrote: »

What year are you? Oh god did they all quit? HAHA the stats are hilarious.

Just finished 3rd year there, in the middle of repeat exams to see if i go on to 4th year or have to do 3rd again. Yeah, CS isn't exactly brimming with girls, surprisingly enough :P But like I said, it's getting better! And everyone gets along well for the most part so it's not like you'll be singled out or anything.

alxsoky · 04-09-2011 10:25AM

Shenlok wrote: »

Just finished 3rd year there, in the middle of repeat exams to see if i go on to 4th year or have to do 3rd again. Yeah, CS isn't exactly brimming with girls, surprisingly enough :P But like I said, it's getting better! And everyone gets along well for the most part so it's not like you'll be singled out or anything.

Good luck with that, exams are a pain. Why its not exactly a manly subject. Any of you CS boardies here girls? Please be my friend.

Ho so I won't be singled out even though all I can do is play with the cat on scratch? :P

SlyNeko · 04-09-2011 10:38AM

I'm a girl ^.^

Don't worry, you get used to the lack of females pretty quickly :P

thysol · 04-09-2011 10:57AM

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Books, covers, and all that jazz :cool:

Sorry, I don't get what you're saying.

alxsoky wrote: »

Do you guys bring your laptops to class?

I would add to that question, when do you start bringing your laptop to classes?

Shenlok wrote: »

Just finished 3rd year there, in the middle of repeat exams to see if i go on to 4th year or have to do 3rd again. Yeah, CS isn't exactly brimming with girls, surprisingly enough :P But like I said, it's getting better! And everyone gets along well for the most part so it's not like you'll be singled out or anything.

Good luck with your exams.:)

Tears in Rain · 04-09-2011 11:30AM

thysol wrote: »

I would add to that question, when do you start bringing your laptop to classes?

Whenever you want, they're not mandated or anything, just some people like to take notes on them. It's totally up to you, if you feel the benefit of a laptop in class outweighs the potential for distraction

thysol · 04-09-2011 11:59AM

Tears in Rain wrote: »

Whenever you want, they're not mandated or anything, just some people like to take notes on them. It's totally up to you, if you feel the benefit of a laptop in class outweighs the potential for distraction

I don't know, I think I'd actually rather do it the old-fashioned way and take notes with a pen and paper.:D

rogers4815 · 04-09-2011 12:09PM

thysol wrote: »

I don't know, I think I'd actually rather do it the old-fashioned way and take notes with a pen and paper.:D

That's a really good idea! I've found that when I bring my laptop to lectures I spend more time playing Scrabble and Tetris online than I do actually paying attention...

ED E · 04-09-2011 01:05PM

Ah the good old days of netris. That was fun.

alxsoky · 04-09-2011 01:58PM

SlyNeko wrote: »

I'm a girl ^.^

Don't worry, you get used to the lack of females pretty quickly :P

HI. (: Let's wear skirts and do our nails in lectures to retain our girlish essence.

conzy · 04-09-2011 11:37PM

Laptops in class is the worst idea EVER

No matter how much you think you will, you will never take notes on a laptop, maybe for a week when you discover that OneNote has a lan party co-op mode..

Take notes on paper and just use the laptop in labs etc

Unregistered. · 05-09-2011 06:51PM

conzymaher wrote: »

Laptops in class is the worst idea EVER

No matter how much you think you will, you will never take notes on a laptop, maybe for a week when you discover that OneNote has a lan party co-op mode..

Take notes on paper and just use the laptop in labs etc

Incoming CS students take note. Ask this year's Senior Sophisters how they will be taking notes in class.

spacedave · 06-09-2011 03:05AM

Hey I'm a senior sophister! Not an exceptionally good one, but w/e
Pen and paper works fine. I don't own a laptop anyway. The only drawback is that you could lose hand written notes, but that is solved by not being a twat.

Doritogasm · 06-09-2011 08:42AM

alxsoky wrote: »

HI. (: Let's wear skirts and do our nails in lectures to retain our girlish essence.

lol SlyNeko can be your new bestie

alxsoky · 06-09-2011 11:04AM

Doritogasm wrote: »

lol SlyNeko can be your new bestie

Hell yes, we gonna wear pink fluffy outfits everyday.

Shenlok · 06-09-2011 11:05AM

alxsoky wrote: »

Hell yes, we gonna wear pink fluffy outfits everyday.

You'll fit right in!

ED E · 06-09-2011 11:37AM

LMAO

Risco50 · 06-09-2011 01:38PM

What sort of specs would I need in a laptop for first year?

ED E · 06-09-2011 02:01PM

The eternal question...

1. None, you dont need a laptop, having one is nice, and if the rents have offered you one, get the best you can, but if you're splashing because you think you need one, think again. Their only use is as a distraction in lectures. You'd be better off with a nice desktop for when you're at home IMO

2. If you do want to get one, size/weight is much more important than people often assume. For programming you want a large screen, but lugging a 17" would be a nightmare. Look for a 13/14", much more manageable. If you need a larger display hook up to one of the monitors in the labs.

3. Battery can be important, only Lloyd has sockets, you'll be there a lot of the time, but not all, and not for 2hr sessions of Java.

4. 3/4GB of RAM, more is overkill for most, less would be silly.

5. Middle of the road i3 would be enough power for most applications.

6. GPU, this is your call, gaming + laptops is a usually not worthwhile. The extra expense for a little bit of BF between lectures really isnt worth it IMO. To get good gaming spec you're looking at €900 plus, 1500 for any real power. People try go for "some gaming" and end up wasting cash, either go for it or dont, playing your favourite FPS at 15 frames with all the textures at super low is no fun at all.

7. HDD: Easily changed so no biggie, I have a few installs on mine so I have a 500GB, but its usually 1/3 empty. 320GB is usually fine.

8. Brands wise I'd look at Toshiba and Dell, maybe HP. Dont go near Acers eMachine junk, and Sony Vaios are great, but only if you're loaded.

Dongasaurus · 06-09-2011 02:45PM

If money isn't an issue, get a macbook. I don't like Apple but they're the best laptop around. The latest air is very fast and light. The pros are great too if you want a faster laptop.

If money is an issue, don't bother getting a laptop. You don't need it.

If money is an issue and you want a laptop I like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Netbook-battery-Windows-Premium/dp/B003V4AS4K/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1315316796&sr=1-2

It's thin and light, decent screen. You might be able to get a cheaper one but 12" screen is the minimum that's comfortable to use.

thysol · 06-09-2011 03:06PM

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

7. HDD: Easily changed so no biggie, I have a few installs on mine so I have a 500GB, but its usually 1/3 empty. 320GB is usually fine.

I would definitely consider an SSD. They are way faster than HDDs, consume less power, are noiseless and are shock resistant.

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

8. Brands wise I'd look at Toshiba and Dell, maybe HP. Dont go near Acers eMachine junk, and Sony Vaios are great, but only if you're loaded.

Wouldn't go with Toshiba, they're not bad but Toshibas usually don't have very good displays. Dell is pretty good. I can only agree with the Acers. Acers usually have crap quality and terrible displays. They might seem cheap for the hardware in them but its only logic that Acer must have saved in other places.

Dongasaurus wrote: »

If money isn't an issue, get a macbook. I don't like Apple but they're the best laptop around.

Can't agree on that, if it hadn't a glare display you might've been right. They're pretty good but not the best.

Risco50 · 06-09-2011 03:12PM

Thanks, I'll see if i can get something that incorporates different aspects from the above info

thysol · 06-09-2011 03:27PM

Risco50 wrote: »

Thanks, I'll see if i can get something that incorporates different aspects from the above info

I think that this is a good Notebook:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Schenker-XMG-A501-Notebook-Clevo-W150HRM.53559.0.html

SSD, middle-class CPU, middle-class GPU, decent battery life, great display (Non-glare).

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