You may have heard the news recently that Barbie has a new career selected by the Interwebs: computer engineer! From Mattel's press release: For the first time ever, Barbie® asked the world to help her select her next career. Over the past few months Barbie® did research around the world and also conducted an online … Continue reading Does Barbie’s career matter?
Month: February 2010
Writing good problems is hard
Tomorrow afternoon, I need to go in to my Intro to CS class armed with a pep talk. The reason? I’ve inadvertently slammed them with two assignments in a row that were more challenging than I intended, and I sense that morale is low.
This is what a computer scientist looks like 