Blocking students on school network is wrong

Just because we might have access to some technology to fix a problem, does not necessarily mean that the problem itself is a technical one. Such as breaking our systems, to limit their use.


“I think this is one of those problems that does not need a technological solution, but a social one.”

The Disadvantages of High School Programming

A common worry for students applying to Computer Science programs at Universities is about high schools not adequately preparing them for the field. Roman, a student at the University of Waterloo, explores the flip side of the issue — sometimes things learned in high school simply get in the way.


those who take programming courses in high school can find themselves at a disadvantage, as they have to unlearn bad programming habits while learning a new and very different language

Online introduction to Computer Science from Stanford Engineering (for free!)

Standford University is joining the likes of MIT and UC Berkeley, by making some of their courses available (for free!) online (in MIT’s case, that would be all of their courses).

This fall, SEE launches its programming by offering one of Stanford’s most popular engineering sequences: the three-course Introduction to Computer Science taken by the majority of Stanford undergraduates, and seven more advanced courses in artificial intelligence and electrical engineering.