This is going to be a quick one! It’s great to re-visit LRU Cache. Learning all about these principles has me excited to learn more. Ever since I started programming, I lamented that I didn’t consider Computer Science in my undergrad, not that I regret my previous choice, it was the direction I wanted to take at the time, but dam, CS is such a fascinating topic. I also believe that it has very much to do with how it’s taught.

Last night, we had an alumni panel that came to discuss their experiences with applying to jobs. One particular alumni, who now works at Amazon, was a previous CS grad in 2000. He really emphasized the difference between a CS education and a bootcamp education, the difference being learning concepts and theories, and practical practice and application. I honestly think this makes a huge difference in why I like learning about CS concepts.

App Academy does really well with incorporating projects and homework assignments to help grasp and understand the algorithms concepts; and to be able to code and get positive feedback via tests, reinforces not only understanding, but understanding in the right direction.

That’s pretty much it for today! Thanks for reading!