January 2010
Learning Erlang
I’m learning Standard ML in Principles of Programming (15-212). I didn’t think I would like the functional programming paradigm but it’s starting to grow on me. Having functions as first class values allows you to do some pretty neat things that would be a pain in other languages and some of the programming idioms are [...]
June 2008
Finem Respice
I have a policy when it comes to rating experiences: never rate experiences until they’re over, only in retrospect, because you’ll most certainly hate it at the time if you’re rating it in the first place. I remember the councilors saying that high school is going to be some of the best four years of [...]
December 2007
How to Survive IB
You should be proud of yourself if you’ve decided to take on IB. All those upperclassmen weren’t kidding when they were complaining about all the homework they had, or how little sleep they got that night. However, going through IB supposedly prepares you for college where it gets even worse. In the mean time, here [...]