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    CompSci Weekend SuperThread (August 14, 2020) Computer Science

    CompSci Weekend SuperThread (August 14, 2020)

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 06:04 PM PDT

    /r/compsci strives to be the best online community for computer scientists. We moderate posts to keep things on topic.

    This Weekend SuperThread provides a discussion area for posts that might be off-topic normally. Anything Goes: post your questions, ideas, requests for help, musings, or whatever comes to mind as comments in this thread.

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    Advice from ML engineers/Data Scientists

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 01:13 PM PDT

    I'm about to go into my second year of a CS degree and I'm looking at ML engineer and data science as the two fields I'd most like to get into. While I have some courses on those topics in my upcoming year I would like to know what really matters in this field and what sort of things I can be doing (languages, areas of interest, projects) in my spare time to prepare myself for a future in the field.

    Any feedback would be great. Thanks :)

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    Programming or Tech in college?

    Posted: 14 Aug 2020 04:25 AM PDT

    So this is quite a situation. I'm 21 and doing literature in university here in a country in the middle east I've always wanted to get the hell out of(fml). Fast forward to now, I've decided to drop out of uni, immigrate to Canada, Toronto and do CS.

    Originally I wanted to apply to university and I would qualify but I checked the tuition and well wow, it's two to three times more expensive for international students and I'm basically not able to afford a Bachelor's degree right now. However, I'm very set on doing this. so I came up with the solution of going to college for 2 to 3 (preferably 2) years first, work and save money and then transfer my credits to uni and get that Bachelor's degree. (sigh, if only I had money)

    What I'm not sure about is whether I should go for a programming diploma or a computer systems technician one?

    Basically I can transfer credits from both of them (2 years of college for 1 year of uni - compsci) and I'd go for programming but I looked at jobs and from what I see they don't rly hire programmers out of college but techies, yes.

    So what I wanna ask is considering all this:

    • do you think programming would've been the right choice still? cause that's what I'm more "passionate" about.

    • which one would be actually more helpful if im skipping one year in uni?

    • what can u tell me abt the job market for these two? for college graduates

      I'm mostly thinking abt tech tbh, bc

    1. its 2 years of college compared to 3 years for programming.
    2. the job market for college grads looks to be better if u work IT support or sth along those lines.

    3. programming at college looked a bit too superficial to me? something I could even teach myself maybe.

      If I were to go for tech, which of these two colleges' courses look more informative and useful to you? (I'm not informed enough to be able to tell and I've applied to both) I've put the links for their lists of courses down here If you could please take a look.

    GB college tech (list of courses): https://www.georgebrown.ca/programs/computer-systems-technician-program-t141?year=2020 Humber college tech (list of courses): https://appliedtechnology.humber.ca/programs/computer-systems-technician-information-technology-infrastructure-and-services.html

    Overall, I think it shows that I'm pretty lost so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

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    Latest from Facebook researchers: Codec Avatars! A class of learned, photorealistic face models that accurately represent the geometry and texture of a person in 3D (i.e., for virtual reality), and are almost indistinguishable from video

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:49 PM PDT

    International Student in U.S. need advice on CS PhD.

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:02 PM PDT

    So, I am 22 M and am currently pursuing my Master's in Computer Science at SUNY Buffalo. I have 12 credits left to complete my degree. I currently have a 3.72 GPA and I have just started working with a prof for a Distributed Systems research project. I am a bit scared about not performing to his expectations. He has offered me a PhD track if my performance is good. I want to do a PhD for three reasons: 1. Don't feel like I am ready for a job just yet and there's lots more to learn. (I want to work as a Machine Learning Engineer) 2. I am passionate and would like to create new knowledge possibly going into the academic field later. 3. The job market in the U.S. is down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    The thing is though my financial situation isn't great though my parents said they would support me while I complete my PhD. And yes, the stipend would help but I still have about $40,000 in student loan and don't want to trouble my parents.

    What advice would you give me? I currently have no work experience. Will a PhD in Computer Science (focused on Machine Learning) give me better opportunities at big companies for the role of a Machine Learning Engineer? Thank you.

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    About to start a CS degree any advice

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 12:05 PM PDT

    I'm about to begin a CS and physics double degree at 19 anyone have any advice?

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    Recommendations for Textbooks on Computer Systems

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:34 AM PDT

    If this post is not suitable for this subreddit, please redirect me to a more appropriate sub.

    Last semester, I finished a System Programming course which used the book: Randal E. Bryant, David R. O'Hallaron - Computer Systems. A Programmer's Perspective [3rd ed.] (2016, Pearson).

    It's a good book (and a popular one) but it's more of a introductory book and I would like to get some recommendations for textbooks on more advanced topics of computer systems, as it's the area that I'm most interested in. It would be very nice if it could prepare me for the Operating System course which I'll take in upcoming semesters.

    Thank you.

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    [D] NeurIPS Paper Reviews Released, Controversies Resurface

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:01 AM PDT

    The NeurIPS 2020 paper reviews were sent out last Friday, starting the author response phase. While many researchers are pondering how to draft their rebuttals, others are decrying what they see as problematic or even "terrible" reviews. It's that time of year, and controversies are again swirling around the prestigious machine learning conference's review process.

    Here is a quick read: NeurIPS Paper Reviews Released, Controversies Resurface

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    Mobile App Project

    Posted: 13 Aug 2020 06:28 AM PDT

    I'm starting my second year of college as a cs major and I've been looking into app development during quarantine. I've been designing ideas I've had for apps on Adobe XD and I'm looking into React Native. I'm very new to it but I was able to give a UI some functionality. I'm also considering getting into Flutter but I've been sticking with RN for now. I designed a UI for an app idea that I was interested in pursuing and getting a partner or team together for. I think it would be a great opportunity to collaborate, learn, build a portfolio, and possibly publish a useful app. The idea I've had is a chatting app where you can discuss an issue without sharing information about yourself. The app would be used in two ways, a user and a helper. A user would start the app and join a topic relating to their issue (like a thread on Reddit). Afterwards they would enter a description of their situation into the topic and helpers would be matched with the user. A helper can send a request to chat and on that request, the user can see the helper's name, rating(like an Uber driver), number of people they've helped, and a description about themselves so you get an idea of who you're talking to before you start chatting. If you accept the request, you're off to chat and afterwards, you can leave a rating and donation as an incentive to help out. As a helper, you can subscribe and create topics that aren't yet available. You can monitor, regulate, and receive donations from topics you make. On topics you're subscribed to, you can enter keywords to match with users' descriptions. You'd also have a profile that would an include your name, and description about yourself, like your talents, skills, and how you can help. So far, I made a UI for the app and I'm working on giving it some functionality on RN. Feel free to reach out to me on discord if you'd be interested in joining in: bert#5665

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