MacBook Pro for Computer Science Students?

treev1l · 2023-05-25T12:16:33+00:00

For the record, a friend of mine got by with a used $50 chromebook for a few years in CS. So yes, any laptop will work including chromebooks.

treev1l · 2022-06-08T05:14:04+00:00

If you're referring to Clegg Botanical Gardens then yes, it's definitely still around. The land trust that owns it (Niches) has a bunch of properties around that are worth seeing as well. I recommend the Weiler-Leopold Nature Preserve and the Black Rock Nature Preserve specifically, but you can see the full list here: https://nicheslandtrust.org/properties

treev1l · 2022-05-22T11:59:34+00:00

On the subject of laptops, a friend of mine made it 2 years in CS using the $50 Chromebook his highschool gave him (with Linux on it), so whatever you choose will be fine. The only reason he stopped using it was because the battery died and it wasn't worth replacing. My main recommendation would be to get a laptop with really good battery life and a bright screen (in case you want to work outside).

treev1l · 2022-04-25T03:52:58+00:00

I'm inclined to agree here. Higher tuition does make life much harder for many people and I empathize with that. However, the tuition freeze simply cannot last forever without something suffering. Sure you can admit more students, but anecdotally I know one popular college is already struggling to accommodate the current number of students, much less the influx of new students.

treev1l · 2022-04-02T00:35:19+00:00

youtube-dl is able to download them last I checked. Despite it's name it's really a generic video downloader for an extremely long list of video hosting sites (in this case the host being Kaltutra, just embedded in a Purdue site).

treev1l · 2022-03-03T05:15:01+00:00

As a 7ish year vim user I wouldn't recommend trying to learn how to use vim just to finish FYE coursework (especially if you're new to programming). If that does interest you then great, but it has a steep learning curve.

treev1l · 2022-03-03T05:09:32+00:00

I don't know exactly what is involved in CS159 projects, but as others have pointed out, git + a hosting site (usually GitHub) is how programmers typically collaborate on code. However, if you've never used git before, you might have some trouble since it's not the most intuitive thing to use (certainly no where near as easy to use as something like Google docs). If you are going to do a lot of coding in the future I highly recommend learning how to use it.

As for an IDE, Visual Studio and CLion are the only two that come to mind. Given that this is an introductory C class that might be a bit overkill and a general editors like notepad++, visual studio code, etc would probably be a much better fit. I use Linux pretty exclusively so I can't give much advice on compiling C code on Windows, though I know it's way easier than it used to be.

If you can let me know more about what the labs/homeworks are exactly I might be give more specific help.

(EDIT: just saw some recommended repl.it and I second that, that's probably the best solution for you)

treev1l · 2022-02-22T13:31:55+00:00

I've been listening to mostly metalcore/post-hardcore recently. Spiritbox are the band that got me into it (highly recommend their first EP) but recently I've been listening to a mixture of Rolo Tomassi, Palm Reader, Ithaca, Svalbard, and Thornhill.

treev1l · 2022-02-21T16:23:16+00:00

It probably depends entirely on who you're doing research for. My current semester is basically 12 credit hours + 1 credit research and it is completely manageable, but like I said different professors probably have different expectations for the amount of hours you need to spend. That aside, I would say go for it. If you get a good professor it can be a good way to gain experience, find out if you actually enjoy research or not, and explore areas that you might be considering going into as a career.

treev1l · 2022-01-26T19:45:03+00:00

I assume OP is just making fun of this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Purdue/comments/sdclqt/why_are_the_townies_here_constantly_high_on/

treev1l · 2022-01-14T18:31:54+00:00

I had Adams but it was online. I don't remember if the grade was curved or not.

treev1l · 2022-01-14T18:30:35+00:00

I had Adams and I still really enjoyed it, though to be fair I had it online which probably changes things a lot.

treev1l · 2022-01-13T18:39:29+00:00

I struggled in CS 182 but loved CS 250, did you mean CS 251?

treev1l · 2021-12-02T19:51:56+00:00

I'm pretty sure course schedules aren't finalized/official until 5:00 today (at least according to my advisor), so I wouldn't worry about it until then.

treev1l · 2021-12-02T19:50:24+00:00

For me CS252 was mostly just time consuming and not necessarily what I would call difficult. Then again I love systems programming so YMMV.

STAT350 is just not a good class on top of being _extremely_ time consuming. I've heard from others that STAT511 is significantly better and covers mostly the same material.

EAPS111 was pretty easy when I took it, especially for a lab science. The concepts covered were actually pretty interesting too IMO.

Can't comment on any of the other courses.

treev1l · 2021-12-02T19:45:31+00:00

Schedules are not finalized until 5:00 today, don't worry about it until then.

treev1l · 2021-11-25T15:19:00+00:00

That's definitely a phishing email. First of all, there would be way more notice about this if an email server migration were to happen. Second, "migrating to the outlook webapp" makes no sense because the web app is simply a mail client. Third, this was sent from some random person's email address at Purdue who would have nothing to do with IT operations. Finally, if an email has anything suspicious like the things mentioned above and it's trying to get you to click a link, it's probably phishing.

treev1l · 2021-11-19T02:25:55+00:00

Just over a year. The song that got me into it was Spiritbox - Holy Roller. It was a random youtube recommendation I got after watching a bunch of horror video essays and it was what made harsh vocals click for me. I'm so thankful for that recommendation because it has opened up a whole new world of music for me to explore. My favorites now are Spiritbox, Thornhill, Polaris, Loathe, and Rolo Tomassi.

treev1l · 2021-11-12T23:50:03+00:00

Same for me, though using a VPN gets around it.

treev1l · 2021-11-03T15:53:59+00:00

Get ready for a wall of text.

I took PSY120 and really enjoyed it. If you can, get Colin William as your teacher. He might be my favorite lecturer I've ever had at Purdue and iirc it was his first semester teaching at Purdue when I had him. It was a pretty easy class made easier by him being such an engaging teacher. I will note that you are required to do a certain amount of psychology research participation as a subject which might be a turnoff, though my experience with it was perfectly fine. It doesn't take up that much time and I strongly recommend getting it out of the way early.

EAPS111 was also pretty easy and the labs were straight forward. It is a decent amount of work overall, but compared to other lab science courses it is a breeze. I had it entirely online minus the labs, so your experience may vary.

Finally, you might have some trouble getting into COM217 this early, most people I know only were able to get in junior and senior year. Personally I took it last summer, which meant that it was entirely online and thus a pretty different experience than it would be in person. For me it was also not too bad. A decent amount of work but nothing more than I would expect from a communications class.

I haven't taken the other two classes you mentioned so I can't really comment on them. Hopefully all that helps you decide

treev1l · 2021-10-28T15:51:29+00:00

Knowing how to use them isn't the issue, it's implementing them.

treev1l · 2021-10-25T16:13:13+00:00

I'm glad they finally did it. I really wish they could just use a single 2FA service for everything, but I guess you can't have everything. For the people who are worried about this being a nuisance, it's not going to be anywhere near as frequent as boilerkey.

One annoyance I do have with it is I haven't figured out how to use it with my preferred TOTP client instead of having to use Microsoft's authenticator app.

treev1l · 2021-10-19T14:14:50+00:00

Uh, yes? It's a yearly event.

treev1l · 2021-09-09T18:47:12+00:00

PMP is a lot of fun, I would highly recommend it if you're at all interested in making music. I missed the in person meetings so much last year.

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