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Cool Stuff: Robotics Studio and Lego Mindstorms NXT

Interested in robotics? Brian Peek has published an article about using Microsoft Robotics Studio with the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit. This is a great combination for an introduction to robotics for hobbyists or students. This is very similar to a system used by the Females In Science Club that I tutored in programming for the […]


Computer Science or Information Technology?

There was a question posted to Slashdot today about Computer Science of Info Tech? I decided to respond and make reference to a previous post I made on Higher Education and Computer Science.
The body of my response to the question follows.
I’d break down the computer science vs. information technology like this:
Computer Science: You want to […]


Higher Education and Computer Science

I often hear the sentiment that universities are doing a poor job at educating the new round of computer scientists and engineers. This obviously is not the universal caseĀ as there are a number of outstanding programs with outstanding professors, students, and support networks. But, in my anecdotal experience there are many poor programs and I […]


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