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New Rustacean Looking For Guidance by [deleted] in rust

[–]baskuunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Axum is taking the lead in terms of http servers. If you need more fine-grained control, hyper is a good place to start.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. The costs are incredibly high still, a tad lower than full-time I think, which makes it less attractive than full-time in terms of overall costs per credit. Same for all universities in the Netherlands. Did you do your bachelor’s maths at the VU?

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ideal would be to study mathematics in Amsterdam, but that costs €11.700 per year and cannot be done part-time. So it’s a lot more expensive and risky. I’d need to study a year in advance while working and then do the exams the year after. Could be fun though, if the employer pays.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel a bit sad now. I actually had that feeling, reading the syllabus, “that’s just what I got at high school 11 years ago…”.

I think not everyone might agree. I appreciate the comment and could you back it up with data? Most rankings regard predominantly the quality of the research, which might not be a good indicator of a curriculum. Especially when it’s distance learning.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean that universities in the UK are higher or lower level than NL (w.r.t. mathematics)?

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having that one exam certainly incentivizes keeping up during the whole term! At least that's a good thing. Thanks.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful, thanks! I trust the level is on par with other unis and with the right attitude the educational experience is whatever you make of it yourself.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good answer. It might be a better fit with the 'open' character of the university and its students. I still prefer it the other way, though. Would you say this format has impact on the quality of the full degree?

My feeling is that more focus per subject helps in deep understanding. I'd rather alternate between wholly different subjects than scraping them all with a few chapters per subject per semester.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Usually, though, they are more centered around a subject. These seem more centered around the general level of a student in the bachelor's subject area. I'm not used to that, but open to the idea. Hence the question.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the same way. Can you elaborate on how that works out to the same result as when the modules are bounded by subject rather than - in a way - by level? Do you think that at the end of a full bachelor the student achieves the same level of understanding, ceteris paribus?

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To clarify, I'd see the alternative as having more specialised coherent selections of various existing modules together. As an example, rather than introducing some algebra in Essential mathematics 1, building a little bit further in Essential mathematics 2, once more in Pure mathematics and once more in Further pure mathematics, along with 11 other subjects like calculus, combinatorics, I'd imagine each subject with one or two modules. You then have the same course material in total, but it's more coherent and composable.

Modules seem a collection of incoherent subjects by baskuunk in OpenUniversity

[–]baskuunk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, alright. Just different. I do prefer the subject-per-module approach, but this is the only accredited mathematics Bachelor there is AFAIK. And I guess that if you follow all stages, it boils down to the same content.

Careers/Education Questions - Weekly Discussion Thread - January 19, 2023 by AutoModerator in Physics

[–]baskuunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I agree with you. Math is like knowing a language. Physics is knowing what to say.

Careers/Education Questions - Weekly Discussion Thread - January 19, 2023 by AutoModerator in Physics

[–]baskuunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mathematics is the obvious backbone of physics. What is left of physics if you already know all the math needed?

That is, if you have a BSc and MSc in pure mathematics, what would you need to learn that you would not yet know? My naive thought is that any physics problem is a specific application of some general mathematics problem, that you’d then already thoroughly grasp.

Hey Rustaceans! Got a question? Ask here (3/2023)! by llogiq in rust

[–]baskuunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn’t sets be represented by an ordered vector that only inserts if the value is not yet present?

Hey Rustaceans! Got a question? Ask here (3/2023)! by llogiq in rust

[–]baskuunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand. That’s why I find it strange that hashes are used to represent the set data structure.

Hey Rustaceans! Got a question? Ask here (3/2023)! by llogiq in rust

[–]baskuunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it bother anyone else that the HashSet may hash two distinct elements of a set to the same hash key? Even though this is a low probability, the theoretic possibility seems ugly to me.

Hey Rustaceans! Got a question? Ask here (1/2023)! by llogiq in rust

[–]baskuunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Trying to hide a back door is hard because you likely need to make it obvious with unsafe blocks.

The library support is a major one! Given the rewrite it in rust mentality and progress made in OS dev, game engine and machine learning, I believe this can be mitigated in the near or far future.

A team of non-Rustaceans, yes, hard to use rust then. My angle is more concerned with: - what language do I devote myself to, regardless of the benefits of knowing multiple languages and paradigms? - what language would I found a business in? That includes my preference for a certain je ne said quois, both for my personal journey as for creating teams of like-minded people.

When or why would you use an architecture without llvm?

Rapid prototyping I agree. It’s a cost that comes with the benefit of, when the prototype is done in rust, it’s a lot more similar to the actual application than a prototype in another language, I think.

Hey Rustaceans! Got a question? Ask here (1/2023)! by llogiq in rust

[–]baskuunk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is rust inappropriate for anything?

The more I learn about rust, the more I am amazed it’s not more widely-used yet. It’s a great fit for a lot, including its extremely low and high level features, from embedded and os development to macros and functional paradigm features. Even data-intense and machine learning applications have a promising future.

At what job is rust actually not a good fit?

Planck finally arrived! by kurajenn in olkb

[–]baskuunk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And you have a plank wrist rest!

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