This is why bradamant rocks.
I'm posting this to LiveJournal, rather than bradamant, because I think it might be unseemly for her to boast in this way. But she deserves a major victory lap.
As all of you probably know, she's in the middle of getting her second Master's (thanks to her employer's tuition remission) in computer science. When she decided to go for it, the whole idea seemed slightly mad to her; she was a classic liberal-arts type in college and had always done decently but not brilliantly in math. But she thought, quite reasonably, that with her MLS completed, an extra degree would differentiate her among librarians. And, simply put, she figured computer science would make her a better librarian - particularly as the whole field is evolving toward the electronic realm. We also joked from that start that, as an American-born white woman, she'd be, for compsci, a diversity candidate.
Naturally, she's been crushing it from day one, getting straight A's, and totally geeking out about not just the mechanics of programming but also the concepts. I think what we always hoped was that bradamant would turn out to be not just an adept programmer, but the kind of compsci student who - with her linguist's background and real-world practicality - would have her own unique take on the field.
As if confirming that this wasn't a crazy idea, her Algorithms professor wrote the following on the back of the bluebook for the midterm she took last week:
As for me, I knew my wife of five years (as of this Friday) was brilliant, but it's nice to still be surprised by her brilliance. Just one of many ways in which I'm lucky.
As all of you probably know, she's in the middle of getting her second Master's (thanks to her employer's tuition remission) in computer science. When she decided to go for it, the whole idea seemed slightly mad to her; she was a classic liberal-arts type in college and had always done decently but not brilliantly in math. But she thought, quite reasonably, that with her MLS completed, an extra degree would differentiate her among librarians. And, simply put, she figured computer science would make her a better librarian - particularly as the whole field is evolving toward the electronic realm. We also joked from that start that, as an American-born white woman, she'd be, for compsci, a diversity candidate.
Naturally, she's been crushing it from day one, getting straight A's, and totally geeking out about not just the mechanics of programming but also the concepts. I think what we always hoped was that bradamant would turn out to be not just an adept programmer, but the kind of compsci student who - with her linguist's background and real-world practicality - would have her own unique take on the field.
As if confirming that this wasn't a crazy idea, her Algorithms professor wrote the following on the back of the bluebook for the midterm she took last week:
- Emily, this is a wonderful exam showing both technical understanding and an excellent conceptual grasp of the material - and an ability for explanation that is far too rare in the CS world! Prof. S
As for me, I knew my wife of five years (as of this Friday) was brilliant, but it's nice to still be surprised by her brilliance. Just one of many ways in which I'm lucky.