2011. • Open to anyone who is interested in Computer Science. • We value perspective more than knowledge. • Expressing your ideas in a proper way is critically important to us. • Vision : To create a self-organized community which would eventually help everyone. • IRC Channel : #ppg-irc @ freenode network • https://www.facebook.com/groups/pictpunetechgroup •
Helpshift.com • Currently Automating stuff. • Admin of PPG. • Graduated from PICT in 2012. • Will share the perspective from working in a Startup. • Contact me at: – [email protected] – https://twitter.com/ – http://firesofmay.blogspot.com/ – https://www.facebook.com/firesofmay
Linux hacker, Wifi Expert, Loves open source, Detests SMS language of any kind. • Graduated from PICT in 2011. • Will share his perspective from working in a Big Company. • Contact : – https://www.facebook.com/gmjain – https://www.twitter.com/grvj – https://www.github.com/gmjain – [email protected]
PICT. • Manga/Anime freak. Likes tinkering around “infrastructure-stuff” (Please ask him. We don't know what he means.) Loves scripting in any language. • Contact at: – [email protected] – https://www.facebook.com/alx.james
slides, we will list down some questions that we feel are important. • You can either ask us from the list or any other question that you might have. • Questions are broken into 4 slides covering about 40 Questions. 1)How to improve your skillset during college? 2)How to go beyond the university syllabus? 3)MS and placement related questions. 4)Miscellaneous.
Q00. What is computer science exactly? Q01. How important is knowledge? Q02. Why should I learn computer science history? It has no value. Q03. What are the must-read books during college? Q04. How can I improve my skill-set? Q05. But during college we don't get time. After college I'm tired. No time to learn. Q06. So many things to do/learn. Help me! Q07. I find that X (like Java/php) sucks, but still it is widely used. Why is it that? And why should I care about learning things that are awesome? Q08. I suck at Math. Can I still be a good programmer? Q09. I hate hardware. I love software. Is that fine? Q10. I am a topper, do I still need to put in so much extra effort? Q11. I want to contribute to Open Source Software. Tell me what to do.
Are studies/degrees really necessary? Q13. I want to do 'X' certification. Will it help me? How helpful are certifications? Q14. Where can I find out the latest in tech/jobs? Q15. How to find out events happening in pune? Q16. What are the must learn tech/tools? Q17. Is it enough to learn c/c++/java? Q18. What are the awesome sites that I should check out? Q19. How important is Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, Quora, Linkedin in terms of career? Q20. Y shud i typ prprly?????????
are marks in relation to : a) MS b) Placement. Q22. Is it worth going for MS right after college? Q23. How to apply off campus? Q24. Are startups good? Q25. Should I wait for a good job or join a mediocre company till I find a good job? Q26. Comparison of working in a corporate vs startup. Q27. How cool is winning/participating in college competitions on resume? Q28. What subjects should I focus on for placements? Q29. I send out my resume to so many companies. No one responds. Q30. Is it okay to negotiate in off campus placement? Q31. Is it okay to ask questions in interview? What kind of questions to ask them?
ATKT. Am I screwed? Q33. I want to start my own company. Tell me what to do! Q34. I dont know what should be my (BE/TE/X) project? How do I find the idea? Q35. Is it helpful to have a sponsored BE project? Q36. I don’t know what I want to do in my life? How should figure that out? It kills me! Arghh! Q37. I want to become a hacker. Can you tell me where to start? </end>
device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program. • Define:Science - The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
It's not about computers in the same sense . – Physics is not really about particle accelerators. – Biology is not really about microscopes and petri dishes. – Geometry is not really about using surveying instruments. – You can see the moon and stars without a telescope. • You can also play with computer science well without computers. • Ideas are the real stuff of computer science. Computer Science. </Set 1/4>
Perspective. • Values/Principles. • Determination and Flexibility. • Networking with people. • Writting Skills. • Ability to express Yourself/Idea. • History of your domain. • Learn the Protocol of your domain. – Example : Subject - “ANN: Pase Java Library for Parsing HTML.” ANN Stands for Announcement. </Set 1/4>
no value. • Context is everything. • Understanding the roots. • Knowing the Demi Gods of your domain. • History is not about Learning from mistakes, but to understand the context of why things are the way they are. • To appreciate something you need context, taste of what is good vs bad. </Set 1/4>
Lauren Ipsum. • Hackers and Painters. • What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry. • Nand to Tetris. • Structure And Interpretation Of Computer Programs.
• It will change the way how you think. • Video Lectures Available as well. • Book : http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html • Video Lectures : http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and- computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of- computer-programs-spring-2005/ </Set 1/4>
i'm tired. No time to learn. • You won't really get time after college. • Make the most of your time now. • Learn as many things as you can. • Work on small projects. </Set 1/4>
delay. • Example for a SE Student (Assuming he knows nothing). • Hence the order : C > DS >> ML Task Cost of Delaying Learning by 1 Month Learning C Properly Very Costly Learning Machine Learning No Cost. Learning Data Structures Moderate. </Set 1/4>
it is widely used. Why is it that? And why should I care about learning things that are awesome? • Why is it popular? • Why Java/Php is used so widely? • Do you want to be part of the crowd or stand out? • Do you want to create your own path or follow others? </Set 1/4>
good programmer? • Good? - Yes. • Awesome? - No. • Minimum : – Discrete Maths – General Calculations. – Algo Analysis. – Statistics • For anything advance like Machine Learning it's a Must. • For Companies Like Google etc Solid Maths is must. • Khan Academy </Set 1/4>
put in so much extra effort? Depends. • If you want to lead an easy happy going life you will do just fine. • If you want to make an impact, you need to add to yourself then marks. • Greatness is not by knowledge/marks but by what they stood for, what they valued. • Student + Degree != Engineer. </Set 1/4>
what to do. • Go watch this presentation http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/pres entations/i-want-2-do-project-tell-me-wat-2-do.pdf • Address people by their first name. • Learn to Read (A lot). • Know how Mailing Lists work. • No Interest + BE Project != Free Software Project. • Learn the basic set of tools. </Set 1/4>
Degree with self learning. • Degree – Provides Discipline. – A surrounding. – A strucuture. – Some companies require you to have a degree. • Self Learning – Coursera – Udacity – Khan Academy – Edx – Google :) </Set 2/4>
me? How helpful are certifications? • Certifications help you only to get the job. • Various Certs : – CCNA, CCNP, CCIE – RHCE – SCJP, SCWCD – CEH • Beware of Institutes. 99% Suck. • Try to learn on your own. • Learn how to learn yourself. • Combine a certification with a project. </Set 2/4>
scripting -> Pytho/Ruby. • For Pure functional Programming -> Haskell. • For Lisp dialects -> Clojure. • For Solid Network Programming/Concurrecny -> Erlang. • Most Importantly, implement something with your tools. </Set 2/4>
a job? Yes. • To do something super ultra cool and set your names in stone? Hell No! • Contribute in small ways. • Ex. Good coding is not about getting the right output for the right input. </Set 2/4>
in terms of career? • Online Presence == Super imp. • Your Online Presence reflects you. • Be thoughtful of what you post/share. • Attract awesome people. • Showcase your talent beyond a 2 page resume.
To follow people you are interested in. • Quora : To ask Questions. • Blog : Reflects your capability to express. • Github : To showcase your work. • Linkedin : (Understand how It works) • Don't just add people on facebook. Talk to them. • Be nice. • Be humble.
have sent you a request to add you on facebook. It'll be interesting knowing you in person, hence the request. Cheers! • XYZ : Request accepted. Thanks. I look forward to connecting with you as well. </Set 2/4>
is VERY useful 2 as....thnk u fr ur lec by me....n.....my frandz, plz provid knwldge suport 2 as !!!!!!!” Why so many dots ? Very hard to read. Why shouting? Why so many “!!!!” ? Ambiguous. As? Us? Impression? : Not worthy of my time. SMS == Not serious.
We met at the talk you delivered on 10th Oct. at PICT regarding what to do in college. Your lecture was very helpful and I wanted to thank you on mine and my friends' behalf. Regards, XYZ.” </Set 2/4> Well Formatted. Clear Building Context. Took effort to reply. Impression? What do you think? :)
• Depends: – If you are getting placed in Top Tier Company then No. – If you are getting placed in Service companies then yes. – No easy answer. </Set 3/4>
least one year from before. • Build your Facebook/Twitter profile. • Start Blogging. • Upload your Projects online on Github. • Go for conferences/meetups. • Meet people. Talk to them. Make bonds with them. • And find out who are the people you would like to work with. • Create a list of companies you want to target. • Learn about them. • Send a targetted resume with a proper cover letter. </Set 3/4>
a wide variety of domains. • You get to see why you are doing what you are doing. • What you do has real importance to the future of the company. • You contribute to the success/failure of a small company.
a mediocre company till I find a good job? • You ask about the bond that you have to pay if you leave in between. • Make sure you know how long is the bond period. • Some companies don’t tell you the bond amount to pay. • Make sure you joining a medicore company won’t get in your way of trying to find a better place. • Read NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) because most companies don't allow you Open Source Contribution. </Set 3/4>
3/4> Pros Cons Corporate Brand Systematic Less hectic Great for MS Will survive. No context Part of crowd Your actions has v.low impact Specific Knowledge Startup Wide Variety of knowledge Know why and How Your actions make a huge impact. No Brand. Can die anytime. More hectic.
Do _not_ study only from Technical/Techmax/Jigar. • Algorithms • Data Structures. • OS • Networking • Databases • Dicrete Maths • Aptitude • Speaking/Writting Properly • Doing your Assigments properly. </Set 3/4>
No one responds. • Change your approach. • Review what you did, what mistakes you made. • Make your resume stronger, cleaner. • Read this link : steve-yegge.blogspot.in/2007/09/ten-tips-for- slightly-less-awful-resume.html </Set 3/4>
kind of questions to ask them? • How many other people work in the team? What are their job roles? • - Ask about appraisals and performance reviews – how often, will they be tied to pay increases or bonuses? • - How will my performance be measured? • What skills and experience would you say are necessary for someone to succeed in this job? • What scope for progress and promotion is there within the company? • Can you describe a typical day or week in the job?
so, how much? • - When are you looking for someone to start? • - When can I expect to hear from you? • - Could you explain the company structure to me? • - What software / systems does your company use? • - What are the company’s plans for the future? • - What are the company’s core business goals? </Set 3/4>
K. Rowling • Walt Disney • Thomas Edison • Michael Jordan • Bill Gates • Henry Ford • Steven Spielberg • Charles Darwin Link : http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/famous_failures
what to do! • Join a good startup at an early stage. • Learn everything about it. Every layer. • Learn how funding works - http://www.khanacademy.org/finance-economics/venture • Make friends - Super Important. • Need Determination & Flexibility • Idea. • Technical Know how. • Read all his post : http://www.paulgraham.com • Follow enterprenaurs on twitter. </Set 4/4>
How do I find the idea? • Do not get the project done from outside. • No one gives a s**** about your marks. • Find out what are the current happening in various domains. • Figure out the companies that interest you. • Find a group that has similar taste/interest as you. It is important to learn how to work as a team. </Set 4/4>
• In Short Yes. • Branded Companies matter for MS? Yes. • Focus on learning not on getting it done anyhow. • Try to get a good internal guide. </Set 4/4>
my life? How should figure that out? It kills me! Arghh! • Ask yourself these two questions honestly, Q. What are the three things that you value the most? Q. Where you do see/want to see, yourself in 1 year down the line? • Hard to answer? Yes. • Life is about journey not destination. • Remember : No one can answer this for you.s </Set 4/4>
me where to start? “Don't learn to learn hack, Hack to learn.” • What is this Hacking? • What is Cracking? • How To Become A Hacker - http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html • The Hacker Manifesto - http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html </Set 4/4>
me where to start? “Don't learn to learn hack, Hack to learn.” • What is this Hacking? • What is Cracking? • How To Become A Hacker - http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html • The Hacker Manifesto - http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html </Set 4/4>
on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” - Unknown[1] [1] : http://www.quora.com/Albert-Einstein/Out-of-all-those-quotes-attributed-to-Einstein- which-ones-are-really-his-How-can-you-tell Thank you.
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