Question

My first question!
How old is everyone here and are you returning to studying after some time away, or studying alongside a 'traditional' course?

Answer 1

I am 67. My career has been as a lawyer, and I always have been very interested in computers and applying computer technology to the practice of law.

Answer 2

I am 28. I studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge when I was 18 but dropped out. I completed a Physics degree at Nottingham University (UK) when I was 22, but with a very low score!
I have been working ever since in a field unrelated to my degree, and have been considering going back to University to re-train and also complete 'unfinished business', but as it seems a quality education is now free, why pay £9000 a year (more in the US?).

PS. Loving the course so far (lecture 4)

Answer 3

I am 24 and I'm almost finishing bachelor in Marketing at University of São Paulo, I just came back from one year internship in India and it made me very curious about developing. I just started, lecture 2 right now!

Answer 4

I'm 46, been in software engineering for as long as I can recall (my first computer was the Sinclair ZX 80) that you assembled from kit form. I specialized in Computer Security but never got to go full time in that area. Instead I got into software development in the financial sector (Insurance, Banking).

Answer 5

I'm 29. Always interested in computer science. Life made me go go by making economics my major and obtain a nice job into stock markets and assets management. After burning out there, and realizing that's not suit for me, taking the steps to do now what I should had do more than 10 years ago.

Answer 6

I'm 28. Years ago I started to study electronic engineering (in Spain Electrical Engineering is diveded in Electrical and Electronic engineering) but I didn't feel like to finish it, then I changed my carreer to economics, career that I finished last year. And now almost ten years later, I wold like to finish what I left unfinished.

Answer 7

i'm 24,graduate,major is wireless communications in a institue,this one is much more interesting than those i took in school,easy to understand,i will watch introduction of algorithms after finish this one

Answer 8

I'm 18. I have read a few programming books in the past. I love computer science and will be studying at Sheffield University next year. I enjoy the lectures because I have never taken a computer class like this and the structure is well explained. Although language syntaxes looks very basic to me I still follow and am waiting for a challenge. I was just wondering is there any course which teaches java?

Answer 9

I'm 23. I'm studying Computer System Engineering and Telecommunication. I just love technology, computer science and everything that is "geek" also I like learning everything I can.. xD

Answer 10

I'm 28... computer geek, musician, and typical office worker. Make too much money to qualify for financial aid and not enough money to be happy in my mediocre career. I also don't like the idea of being in debt so I'm hoping I can learn just enough online to get a decent ground level programming job and learn the rest in the thick of it. ;)