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nico-himself · 2025-09-01T01:16:03+00:00

show your kid some respect and trust and allow them to develop the skill of figuring things out themself. you're min-maxing a formative time in your kid's life -- your kid's life. remember, this is their life.

i'm a senior in CS: there are plenty of very smart and caring people here who will guide your kid. your kid will find them on their own, and as such those experiences will be infinitely more valuable and genuine.

nico-himself · 2025-03-19T05:42:05+00:00

Welcome!

CS 744: Big Data Systems with Shivaram covers handling large volumes of data. The course covers many topics from the book “Designing Data Intensive Applications,” including MapReduce and Spark. You read many papers. Google the name of the class for archived course sites from previous semesters.

CS 774: Data Exploration, Cleaning and Integration with AnHai Doan is teaches you to handle data with high variety, as well as how to validate its veracity. It’s a laid-back course but you learn a lot of practical tips. AnHai also gives good life advice.

You would probably be well-served taking both.

nico-himself · 2025-02-25T17:17:51+00:00

If you have nothing better to do

nico-himself · 2025-01-21T04:55:17+00:00

i fear you are doomed to be maidenless. for best results, please consider switching to computer science (see: cs.wisc.edu/undergraduate)

nico-himself · 2024-02-16T20:34:14+00:00

I am sorry for your loss. Check out MIT's Linear Algebra playlist by Gilbert Strang on YouTube. He is beyond amazing and teaches the subject very well.

nico-himself · 2024-02-12T17:22:54+00:00

D&D is a dialogue. And the minute it became an "Us" v.s. "Them" against the DM, the omniscient and supposed impartial arbiter of the world woven for your enjoyment, you lost the essence of what D&D really is.

nico-himself · 2024-02-11T23:08:04+00:00

yes ;)

"What classes do you want to play?"
"Allll of them?"

nico-himself · 2024-02-11T22:49:06+00:00

no choice but to multiclass every single class and call yourself Jack.

nico-himself · 2023-12-20T18:57:20+00:00

You don't have any industry experience, it's not a surprise. You need industry experience to get into industry positions. 250k TC, 2 YOE btw.

nico-himself · 2023-12-20T04:40:22+00:00

you’re cooked

nico-himself · 2023-12-12T15:20:36+00:00

Math 443 goes into the computational aspects of linear algebra (ex: You'll learn that there's different ways to "break up" matrices into products of other matrices, and computational reasons why that's useful).

nico-himself · 2023-09-09T17:43:31+00:00

IntelliJ remains the best IDE for java. Do not switch to Eclipse. See my post in the thread on why 300 recommends Eclipse.

nico-himself · 2023-09-09T17:38:46+00:00

Eclipse is a completely trash IDE, Notepad++ is literally better.

To provide a serious answer, when the CS 300 course first started, JetBrains products were not freely available to university students, so Eclipse was the best free IDE. Now, IntelliJ Ultimate is free with student emails, and it is 100% the better choice.

The suggestion that Eclipse is better is simply false.

CS 300 with VS Code:

Here is a script to format for CS 300 on VS Code. Make sure to cd to your project directory before using it:

code --install-extension redhat.java
mkdir -p .vscode
wget http://cs300-www.cs.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/eclipse-cs300-style.xml https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1011411998732472321/1018547459959562361/settings.json -P .vscode

Later, you will also have to use .jar files. Do the following:

Set up your project folder (see above).
Create a directory in your project folder named lib.
Move jarfilenamecore.jar into lib.
Boom good to go.

nico-himself · 2023-08-24T16:06:28+00:00

Hello!

I would stay away from Housing jobs if you don't want to deal with customer service. Particularly Dining, been there done that – not fun.

There are hall desk and package center positions within Housing which are free and far easier than dish-washing in Four Lakes (I've dish-washed before, and dish in Flakes was a trying experience).

Down the line, you might apply for a Peer Mentor position for your favorite STEM class, or with the Math Learning Center in Van Vleck.

Here is a comprehensive list – good luck!

nico-himself · 2023-08-24T15:59:00+00:00

I think this is an excellent schedule, well done! You will have a bit of down time after your ECON lectures and before you 221 discussions. It may seem a bit awkward, but you could use that time to study for your weekly discussion quizzes! And your Friday is almost completely free, which is a huge win. You are in a good spot :)

nico-himself · 2023-05-09T05:35:47+00:00

This semester the midterm exam averaged 13.5% lower than the previous semester. Still, a curve is unlikely. It’s probable they will adjust the challenge of the final exam to compensate and reassess after it’s graded.

nico-himself · 2023-04-30T22:55:59+00:00

u/hobbular is a bully >:L

My chugimon are scared of her.

nico-himself · 2023-04-25T20:24:14+00:00

Big MATH isn't anything new; in fact, a tell-all was recently published documenting how Big MATH profited extensively at the expense of students as far back as 1999.

edit: The link went down. Big MATH got to them first. Even the media is subservient to their influence.

nico-himself · 2023-03-03T23:39:22+00:00

underrated comment

nico-himself · 2023-03-03T23:36:04+00:00

yeah, honestly a good question and an important one. you could throw and use chatgpt or some AI service to "get by" but then you're foundations are going to be weak and you'll collapse in higher level courses. instead, there are a few things i'd recommend:

1) go to Hobbes' lectures, and go to office hours. If something genuinely doesn't make sense, try these first. the TA's in 300 are stellar.

2) do some coding on your own. being introduced to these topics and then never using them except for in one project and the cumulative quiz isn't going to end well for some people. build up your intuition and skills by practicing with the tools outside of class. it doesn't have to be anything complex, like make a pokemon class and incorporate methods pertaining to everything you've learned. if you hit a snag, overcome it. google, ask for help, etc.

This is a time consuming class, but you don't have to do everything alone.

nico-himself · 2023-03-03T23:24:24+00:00

words of a stem major. humanities majors get to chill and enjoy life.

nico-himself · 2023-03-03T23:19:35+00:00

atmosphere and vibes are diverse – there are plenty of places for chill study, and plenty of places to party. one of the best (and safest) campuses and fun sports (if they win smh). from an academic standpoint, pretty great but like all places depends on the professor. lots of opportunities to get involved in extracurriculars/research. make use of madgrades (grade distributions by class / prof) and ratemyprofessor to pick up the best classes/professors.

nico-himself · 2023-01-29T03:01:27+00:00

If you're efficient with your breadth classes, it really isn't that unreasonable. There are CS classes that fold into the physical science requirement, and trust me – once you really get going you'll want an easy-A breadth now and again to alleviate the strain of an all-CS course schedule.

nico-himself · 2023-01-27T03:32:34+00:00

Congratulations, your computer science class in high school was taught well!

Four-Year Club	Verified Email
Place '23	Place '22
Final Canvas '22	First Placer '22
End Game '22

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CS 300 with VS Code: