Has anyone here studied programming/computing at university?

Question

If so, what programming languages were you taught and what was the experience like?
Did the course focus on something specific, like web development?

If not, do you want to/wish you did?

Answer 1

I studied at University of Phoenix. I learned html, CSS, DTD, and Java. We used dreamweaver, photoshop, and a few others that I don't recall at this time. The Degree I earned was a bachelors in Multi-Visual Communications. What that translates to... To me it translates to web development, but for it to be truly useful, I could have used a few additional programming languages, such as JavaScript, .net, C#, and C++.

Of course no matter how many languages you learn, it seems that the available jobs always want one more that I don't have or is advertising itself as entry level, but wants 2 to 4 years of experience anyway.

Go figure.

Sorry, I didn't mention the experience. After the second person to say, "I don't know, what do you think we should do?", I realized that to ensure that I got decent grades, that I had to keep our team projects organized and on track. After that, my classes were so much easier.

Though I expect that I would have come to the same conclusion, no matter what school I attended or what classes I took.

I did eventually come across another student who was willing and able to help with that.

Answer 2

I'm currently a University student and majoring into Computer Science; programming. The University has switched over to Python as recent as last year because grasping the fundamentals is far easier than any of the other languages. It has enough high level abstraction and enough complexity to allow students to then go into other languages in year 2. For example, I will have to become an expert in Java, C++, and 1 other one in year 2. It sounds hard, but since I've learned python, it comes very easily.

Of course there are other languages being taught here for web development, but you actually don't really go into those until 2nd/3rd year unless you take a smaller degree and go directly into it. For web development they focus on html (html5), CSS, and PHP. I don't know much more than that unfortunately.

Answer 3

it's quite easy to grasp other languages once you master one. Please kindly follow back @shannon

Answer 4

How have you been?

Answer 5

Hi

Answer 6

@sapphire
You said you have to become an expert in 3 languages next year. Can you please define what being an expert is.

Answer 7

@code101

Meaning I know how to write what I want in those languages. So all the fundamentals. It sounds hard but I haven't had trouble so far learning java. it's basically the same but more typing. I'm serious.

Once you learn one language it becomes easier because you ask yourself (how do I make a loop, or if condition in this language).

Answer 8

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