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rdin | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: UC Berkeley EECS experience?

That is a very open ended question and it depends on what you want to get out of it. Are you particularly looking to study EE, CE, CS, or a mix of them all?

The major can be very broad and if you don't know what you'd like to specialize in, then I suggest looking at the core classes ( http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/Notes/section2.shtml#2... ) to gain a lot of diverse knowledge.

The program is good, whatever your future plans after undergrad may be. A lot of undergrads participate in research with GSIs and professors to see if they would be a good fit for grad school; also, a lot of undergrads do summer internships to help them with their industry careers afterwards.

The support network is good and you are assigned two advisors; a class advisor (to help plan with courses, units, graduating on time, etc) and a professor who will give you more high-level advice. In addition, though people in the program are bright and "competitive," there are plenty of opportunities to get help and collaborate. You are also often paired up with other classmates to work on projects so that you participate in teamwork.

I finished in 2008 and my only regrets are:

- Not planning my courses more carefully

- Not doing more over summers

Hope this helps.

rdin | 14 years ago | on: You should probably quit your job

I agree, quitting isn't for everybody. But one thing everybody can do is at least consider other options that fit with their risk profiles

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Don't waste your money on lawyers

I think the point of the article is "In order to use your financial and legal counsel less, you're going to have to self-educate."

Note that the author says to use professional services less, but does not say to completely eliminate them. The more you can learn yourself, the less "research" your lawyer has to do, saving you money.

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Ask: HN Best book on programming for non technical founder?

Building web applications is just a small part of programming in general; I too would agree on learning HTML and CSS first. Once you can master static pages, you can start learning how to introduce dynamic components to build rich web apps.

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Startup or Big Company after graduating?

I would recommend clearing out student debt before doing a startup full time. One can always work full-time at a big company, and do a startup at the same time on the side

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: Honestly, why are there so many "how to learn to program" asks?

I think part of it is that everybody has their own opinion of where others should start. For example, some people think that new programmers should start low-level (such as with C) and learn how memory management works; others think that a higher-level language (such as Java) is better and abstracts away all of the things that people can learn later. And of course, there's also web app programming, which brings in another curve

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: Easiest Way To Formalize with Cofounder

Forming a startup without a real lawyer is very difficult, especially if you have to create contracts with outside parties. For a basic incorporation and issuing of shares, you are looking at a few thousand in legal fees. Though it may seem like a lot, it's best to do it correctly from the start, rather than doing it multiple times.

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: Put my entire website behind ssl?

We had some issues integrating 3rd party systems, such as the Twitter button, which has had an invalid certificate for months now. If your site can live without these bells & whistles, then you should investigate and see if your site can take the performance hit.

rdin | 15 years ago | on: The Start of Munch On Me

As a part of this team, I'm very excited to help launch this site. Check back soon for great deals!

rdin | 15 years ago | on: Nokia and Microsoft Announce Partnership

The problem with this is that Nokia has invested a significant amount of resources into its own systems already. If it partners with Microsoft for WP7, Nokia will just be another player in the market with not a whole lot to distinguish itself from other manufacturers, such as Samsung.
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