Autor: Neel Mehta

Ako získať tech stáž

Field-tested job-hunting tips for computer science students.

Also check out my post on getting started with computer science for college students.

Google headquarters

I probably don’t need to convince you that working at tech companies is really attractive. You can work with startups on meteoric rises and world-famous tech giants, all while surrounded by ping-pong tables and unlimited snacks. You can build apps that your friends use and products that make the world a better place.

There’s just one problem: how do you get a tech internship in the first place?

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CS50: Čo ďalej?

Poznámka: this post is aimed mostly at Harvard students.

CS50 logo

So you took Harvard’s introductory computer science class, CS50. (Maybe you were a regular at my section or met me at office hours.) You learned a lot, you enjoyed it, and you want to continue exploring computer science. Maybe you want to concentrate in CS, get a minor, get an internship at a tech company, or better understand how computers are going to take over the world.

But CS is a huge field, and with just one course under your belt, it’s difficult to really break into it.

So what next?

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Môj Khan Academy Internship, Summer '15

Toto leto, Nechal som priateľské obmedzuje Cambridge a cestoval von Západ udrieť to bohatý stážista ako softvérový inžinier Khan Academy. A to nie je tak celkom robiť to spravodlivosť: to bolo úplne transformativní skúsenosť.

Salman Khan of Khan Academy
Vďaka úžasnej Sal Khan, zakladateľ Khan Academy

Desivý projekty

Vyrastal som tony ako softvérový inžinier tým, že pracuje s mojím mentorom na takých projektoch ako chladných:
– Vytváranie SEO'd vstupné stránky pre naše videá
– Budovanie funkciu poslať používateľom e-mailové upozornenia, keď ich otázky týkajúce sa našich videí dostať odpovedal, úzko spolupracuje s návrhárom
– Sledovanie nadol a opravovanie chýb v našom novom video prehrávač

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Publikovať, ako, a nájsť: budovanie otvorenej a curated ekosystém

Väčšina ekosystémy, ako app obchodoch sú buď otvorené alebo kurátorom. Ale prečo nemôžeme mať oboje? Dobre, môžeme — všetko, čo potrebujete, je tri slovesá: publikovať, nájsť, a ako. To platí pre technológie a niečo iné.

Zvyčajne existujú dve možnosti, ak chcete publikovať aplikáciu: publikovať ho na niečo, ako je iOS App Store (kde ľudia nájdu svoju aplikáciu, ale Apple recenzenti nemôže poprieť, váš príspevok) alebo len dať to na svojich webových stránkach (kde je to ľahké publikovať, ale nie je žiadna záruka niekto uvidí.) Not the greatest set of options.

Isn’t there a way to combine the strengths of both of these to make for the best possible experience for both publishers and consumers? I think there is. It’s called an open and curated ecosystem. Let’s take a look at:

  • What open a curated ecosystems are
  • Examples of open and curated ecosystems
  • What you need to make an open and curated ecosystem
  • Examples of these ecosystems beyond just technology

and see if we can discover something about the power of crowdsourcing, innovation, and the three verbs publikovať, nájsť, a ako.

Curated vs. open ecosystems

The iOS App Store and open internet, among others, sú app ecosystems — places where apps can be published and found. And I think the big factors that differentiate one ecosystem from another are whether the ecosystem is open, where anyone can publish apps and whether it is curated, where the best apps rise to the top and users are assured quality apps. That’s the major difference between the iOS store and the internet at large, which I mentioned earlier.

Let’s look at examples of curated and open ecosystems and what differentiates them.

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5 neoceniteľné zadarmo aplikácie produktivity pre vysoké školy

Pred niekoľkými rokmi som písal o užitočné aplikácie pre stredné školy — ale teraz škola je tu, a prináša celý rad nových požiadaviek. Od Prišiel som na Harvarde, Musel som urobiť viac, a moja aplikácie mali urobiť viac aj.

Tieto nové aplikácie je potrebné beží na všetkých platformách (Windows, Gumák, Android, iOS), synchronizovať hladko medzi nimi, a pomôžte mi udržať my údaje usporiadané. Musí byť univerzálny, robustný, a ľahko použiteľný. A majú byť voľný.

S tým na mysli, Tu je päť aplikácie, ktoré som sa spoliehali na väčšine na Harvarde a že Odporúčam každému, kto na vysokej škole alebo kdekoľvek inde v živote. Sú zoradené v poradí podľa užitočnosti.

Evernote, Wunderlist, Mailbox, Sunrise, Pocket
5 voľný, základné aplikácie pre vysoké školy: Evernote, Wunderlist, Poštová schránka, Svitanie, a Pocket.
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Self-výraz na internete: hybridný prístup?

The internet should help you express yourself easily and ensure you have control over the content and quality of your writings. But is that possible?

The internet has always been called the great platform for self-expression. The claim goes that you no longer need to be talented and lucky enough to get your work into a book or newspaper or magazine; anyone can publish anything to the internet, and if it’s good enough, it can get found.

It’s definitely true that the cost of self-expression has gone down with the internet, so people are much more likely and able to use it to publish their ideas. (The idea of economic cost, or amount of effort it takes to do something, is a very powerful one, mimochodom. When it gets easier to do something, that thing explodes in popularity. It’s pretty self-evident, but it’s a powerful way of looking at things like the rise of self-expression with the internet.)

K dispozícii sú two main ways of publishing content online:

  • Publishing independently (making your own platform)
  • Using someone else’s platform (hosted publishing)

Both of these fall short of the goal of allowing for easy self-publishing. Myslím, že, hoci, that there’s room for a hybrid that would bring the best of both.

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Na “sociálne” media, slabé väzby, a Snapchat príbehy

How social media is designed to help you build relationships with acquaintances, and why Snapchat (áno, that Snapchat) is the most effective social media platform

It was late enough that I’d stopped thinking for the night, so I proudly proclaimed to my nearby friends that I was getting a Snapchat account. It had always struck me as a bit vapid and narcissistic – you’re swapping carefully-chosen selfies with others to try and win favor – but I figured I’d give it a go.

But I quickly learned that Snapchat, like any other social media platform, gives rise to a number of use cases that the creators probably never intended. (Napríklad, Twitter probably never foresaw that it would contribute to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.) What I saw was this: Snapchat and other social media platforms are surprisingly effective ways to grow and maintain your network of weak ties (acquaintances) by reducing the costs of communication and increasing the number of “hooks,” or chances to strike up conversation, máte. All social media can do this, but Snapchat, by its very nature, is the king of this.

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