----------------------------------- mint_thins Thu May 27, 2010 4:28 am What should I concentrate my study on for the next few months? ----------------------------------- Im due to study CS in a Canadian university starting September and Im wondering what I should be doing until then. I'll try to explain my skill level as well as I can. I've read through several books on C, C++, C#, Python, but haven't had a lot of hands on experience. The largest piece of software I wrote was one that utilized a webapi and did some really easy string manipulation. I'd say I'm just below what some may call a scriptkiddy. Oh I built the computer Im typing this on now, but thats hardly a feat these days.. One thing I can say with confidence however is that Ive dabbed into many fields in computing, and know more about them than the average user. Now here are things I am interested in Python. My uni's introductory language will be Python. I can read and understand code, but not write it without going back and forth through documentation. Web development. is all the hype or has been for a while now, but somehow Ive avoided it as it felt "messy" if anyone could understand... Computer Vision. I leaning towards specializing in CV and AI. I did play around with OpenCV a yr ago for AR project that never got finished... Mathematics. is the foundation so I know I should be revising it but I didn't go to a Canadian high school so I don't know what level of maths is expected and to what extent. So what should I do?? Try to master python? Just work on getting my foundation firm ie. HS level maths, physics, ....English? Try to set up a website, preferably something dynamic and uses a CMS such as Django? I guess I could also do mobile dev. iPhone or android. My ideas are all over the place so if there are things I should be doing instead of any of these, or any tips at all, please comment. ----------------------------------- jcollins1991 Thu May 27, 2010 7:35 am Re: What should I concentrate my study on for the next few months? ----------------------------------- Even if you start studying for stuff in university the truth is it won't help that much past the first term or two since there's so much stuff covered... Also, knowing programming languages may be useful but in general knowing actual theory is more important but there's really no way to know exactly what you need until you actually get into the courses... IMO try and get a job to get work experience and aside from that just do whatever interests you most (programming on android might help with finding a job, iPhone too but their development tools only run on macs >__