Office Hours with David and Brian (and Colton!) - 21 May 2020

Office hours are an opportunity for students online to ask questions about any of CS50's courses, questions about computer science, questions about programming, and the like. A CS50 course on game development https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-game-development A CS50 course on artificial intelligence https://cs50.edx.org/ai A commencement speech by CS50’s own, Zamyla Chan AB ‘15, PhD ‘19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1e35sxJjX8 A news article about an app for Harvard bus shuttles (made by David!) https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1998/10/27/shuttleboy-to-the-rescue-pdavid-j/ ... Among today’s questions: * What is the origin of computers? * How do I best work with different programming languages? * What skills do you consider to be helpful for a programmer to have? * As a parent with a full-time job, how manageable is CS50’s workload? * Will my math courses come in handy as I learn programming? * What was the inspiration behind producing the walkthrough videos? * Do debugging techniques change across different programming languages? * Are there any ways I can apply computer science to a marketing internship? * What are the differences between CS50’s courses offered at Harvard Extension School? * How can I learn more about systems design and architecture? * Would you suggest students finish CS50 before moving on to CS50's Introduction to Game Development? * What is your advice for someone who is interested in teaching CS50 at their local school? * What new courses can we expect soon from CS50? * What advice would you give to someone beginning a career in programming? * How did you stay motivated as you learned programming? When did it “click” for you? *** This is CS50, Harvard University's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. *** HOW TO SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=cs50tv HOW TO TAKE CS50 edX: https://cs50.edx.org/ Harvard Extension Schoo