Category Archives: Learning

4 Reasons Why Bugs Are Good For You

Posted on October 21, 2012 | 10 comments

Every once in a while I read something along the lines of: “most developers just want to write new features, they don’t want to work with maintenance and bug-fixing”. If that’s true, then most developers are missing out on the fun and benefits of finding and fixing bugs. Continue reading →

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Coursera course review: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

Posted on May 8, 2012 | 22 comments

I recently finnished the Coursera course Design and Analysis of Algorithms I, given by Professor Tim Roughgarden of Stanford. This was my second on-line course from Coursera (last fall I took Introduction to Databases, which I wrote about here), and I thought it would be interesting to compare  the two.

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Introduction to Databases – On-line Learning Done Well

Posted on December 18, 2011 | 10 comments

Last weekend I finished the free on-line course Introduction to Databases taught by Professor Jennifer Widom of Standford University. The course was given entirely over the web, with pre-recorded video lectures, and assignments and exams that were automatically graded when submitted. I didn’t quite know what to expect when I signed up for it, but I have to say that it was a great experience. It took quite a bit of work, but I did learn a lot.

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