First published on CloudBlogs on Oct 22, 2015
In this week’s episode of the
“Lunch Break” series
I talk with
Prof. Ed Lazowska
from the University of Washington’s incredible
Computer Science & Engineering
department. Prof. Lazowska is one of the true pioneers of the computer science field, and it was a lot of fun getting to spend lunch with him.
In part 1 of our drive, we discuss:
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The long history between the University of Washington and Microsoft.
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Seattle’s most important exports: Software, grunge, coffee, retail.
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A computer science degree is now a safe choice for students; 40 years ago it was a refuge for engineers who couldn’t do anything else.
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Choosing a career is an intersection of “what you’re really excited about” and “what the world needs.”
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Is the business world ahead of academia when it comes to mining and using data?
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How the people building software not only have to build better tools, but they need to build them in such a way that people without computer science degrees can use them.
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We’ve entered a new golden age of kids being able to
build
things. The development environments have caught up to the speed of imagination.
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