From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 19:27:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A47316A4CE for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:27:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from web21110.mail.yahoo.com (web21110.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.227.112]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 80EDF43D49 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:27:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from materribile@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20031222032747.92065.qmail@web21110.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [24.228.74.10] by web21110.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:27:47 PST Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:27:47 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Terribile To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, soultrax@verizon.net In-Reply-To: <20031218073910.0F28B16A514@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: Just a question..... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 03:27:49 -0000 Luis Sime (soultrax@verizon.net) asks: > Now, I love computers ... im not a programmer yet, but i > want to be. > These are my questions. > I plan on going to college to study computer science but i > dont want to waste my time studying programming languages > like visual basic, even though it wouldnt hurt. I want you > to guide me so i wont make a mistake. This is tardy and off-topic, but it might make a difference, so here goes: Luis, if you want to earn a degree in a highly technical area like engineering or computer science (the two for which I can speak) you should expect to spend many hours working on theory that seems far removed from what you plan to do with your life. And much of it will be, but the few bits that turn out to be important will be very important. There are large, important areas like computer graphics, encryption, and error correction that are deeply rooted in mathematics; others like network engineering are rooted in physics and Theory of Communication (yes, there is such a thing, and it is fundamental enough to have led to answers about black holes). Master the lower steps of these stairways, carved by giants, and you'll have shown you can master what you need. Expect to have fun -- but not the fun you expected. Not while in school. Good luck. Mark Terribile __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/