Why I’m Still Excited about Computer Science

It’s computer science education week and that has me thinking about what I’d like to tell students about computer science. So I decided to record something on the subject.

The short version is that 38 years after the life changing experience that writing my first computer program was I am more excited about computer science than I was then. And that is saying something. This is my first experience trying to do a video cast but since a lot of students don’t read this seemed like a good time and a good topic to try it out. I hope you like it.

Some links that I talk about for reference:

• https://www.dreamspark.com for free software for students.
• https://www.imaginecup.com for the international student development contests that Microsoft runs annually.
• https://www.kinectforwindows.org for the free Kinect SDK for Kinect applications on Windows

Comments

• Anonymous
  December 09, 2011
  What kind of personallity has that much fun with programming for 30 some odd years?  I don't know but I has the same problem.  Programming and weird puzzles.  I am terrible at both but they sure are fun.