VideoLectures – exchange ideas & share knowledge

VideoLectures – exchange ideas & share knowledge  “Free on-demand video lectures from world’s leading and prominent scientists, research institutions,…” Mostly advanced topics and AI. Bears watching. Includes interviews with prominent people like Tim Berners-Lee. (via dzone)

CRA-W

CRA-W
“The Computing Research Associations Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research CRA-W, in conjunction with the Coalition to Diversify Computing CDC, is pleased to announce a program that involves undergraduate students in research. The goal of this initiative is to increase the numbers of women and minorities who continue on to graduate school in computer science and engineering.” This one is for students who will be juniors in the fall.

Research Experience for Undergraduates

US NSF – REU – List Result “This program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and is designed to provide talented undergraduates majoring in Computing Sciences or closely related disciplines the opportunity to experience the challenge and excitement of working on a team-oriented, collaborative research project.” A great summer opportunity. Expenses paid!

Java Design With MVC

Java SE Application Design With MVC
“If you’ve programmed with graphical user interface GUI libraries in the past 10 years or so, you have likely come across the model-view-controller MVC design. MVC … helps to decouple data access and business logic from the manner in which it is displayed to the user.” A good description of MVC and a suggested modification that addresses some common issues. From the Sun Developer Network. (via dzone).

The Quick Reference Site

The Quick Reference Site – The largest collection of free Quick Reference Cards This site includes two java quick reference cards, I like the second one better. Could be very useful for students.

Father of Fortran programming language dies

Father of Fortran programming language dies “Fortran changed how people wrote programs on machines and also changed the way compilers were built…”  A sad day.

This was the first high level language I learned; back in the days of punch cards. Interestingly Fortran lives on in the land of supercomputing; it is the most popular language for large scale simulations. For more see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran_programming_language.

New Application Certification Program

New Application Certification Program – “It Works on My Machine”
“Inspired by application certification programs such as Microsoft’s new “Works with Windows Vista” logo program Id like to introduce a new, developer focused “Works on My Machine” application certification program.” A bit of workplace humor. (via dzone)

Free Online Seminar: The Key to Great Code: Testing Early, Often and Automatically

TechWebcast Registration

The Key to Great Code: Testing Early, Often and Automatically

Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Live Broadcast: 6:00 AM PT / 8:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM ET
Duration: 60 Minutes
“No matter how elegant the algorithm or cool the user interface you create, its worthless if it crashes or doesnt properly execute. Join John Robbins of Wintellect, author of the MSDN Magazine Bugslayer column, and code quality and development lifecycle expert Mike Koza of Compuware, to learn how to think about testing and tools to make developer-driven testing more efficient and accurate.”

ALPFA – Scholarship Programs

ALPFA – Scholarship Programs
The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) offers scholarships to students pursuing studies in accounting, finance, IT or a related field. 

Application Deadline: April 15, 2007. The majority of scholarships are
$1,250 with outstanding students awarded $5,000

10 or so tips for learning a new programming language

mobcode » 10 or so tips for learning a new programming language    Some good suggestions here! (via dzone)