Getting into University of Waterloo

Computer Science at Ontario Universities
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Previously covered: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Ryerson, Toronto

Yet another academic year has started, and with that the topic of Universities has been brought up. Frosh students are sharing their excitement about finally making it to their campus of choice, while those entering the 12th grade are asking what they [...]

DWITE – Fifth Season

DWITE is an online computer programming contest, aimed as a practice for Canadian secondary school students. Often quoted as “fun”, this contest offers a unique dynamic that is enjoyable, promotes competition, and at the same time prepares students for more serious programming challenges such as CCC and ECOO.
With up to four people per team, and [...]

Who turned off the lights? Internet without GUI

Last night a faulty patch has taken out my X Server, and as a result my laptop has forgotten how to render graphics. This is more of an annoyance than a serious problem, as most of my work is performed in a text console anyways. All of my files are remotely hosted, I develop in [...]