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2026-04-29 11:14 UTC
@julesh @boarders Slightly unrelated but I was extremely bummed for our students at strathclyde that they didn't get any of my favorite optional courses in undergrad:
quantum computingOperating systems (kernel development)Software engineering (build an app to publish) (actually, compulsory for CS students)Advanced computer architecture (play with an FPGA)
I also loved sneaking in the life-science or physics courses and getting to help with their assignments, but this would be impossible at strathclyde since cross-disciplinary action is taboo
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@rossquantum@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-29 13:02
@Andrev @julesh @boarders When I was teaching there it would have been impossible to teach quantum computing in CS because the students don't have, and aren't taught, enough maths. Maybe this has changed, but it was baffling to me how little linear algebra they were expected to know. OTOH making an App is certainly within reach. I used to make CS207 develop a complete game (I.e. implement some cheap board game I found on Amazon.). The best teams produced something near-releasable. This could go much further as a later year course.