What I meant was sometimes it could be used to do your work better
than C or other languages. I certainly do not know of any OSes or apps
in Perl myself.
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:52:07 -0800, Don Parker
<dparker_at_bridonsecurity.com> wrote:
> Last time I checked there were no operating systems written in PERL or other
> heavy weight apps. Each programming language has its own forte. PERL overall
> though is not stronger then C it just is better at doing certain "specific" things.
>
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> On Mon Mar 14 12:30 , Ankur Jindal sent:
>
> >Hi
> >This is another student to student talk. I am currently doing my
> >Masters in Information Security at Carnegie Mellon and I cant tell you
> >how good it is. I agree that you need to be proficient in programming
> >as sometimes you'll need to devise small programs or tools and good
> >programming skills will help u there. Apart from C or Java I would
> >also recommend you to have a look at Perl as it is far more stronger
> >than the other 2.
> >Hope I was of help
> >Ankur
> >
> >On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 23:33:11 -0800, Zaven zaven_at_sonic.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> Your English is good. I can offer advice on a Computer Science degree
> >> since I'm just finishing mine. First, continue your C programming
> >> skills. Being proficient in C is still very important and will be a good
> >> start for learning other languages. Second, make sure your math skills
> >> are good. At my school (University of California, Santa Cruz) we are
> >> required to take up through multi variable calculus, linear algebra and
> >> differential equations, and probability theory. Math is especially
> >> helpful if you want to pursue scientific computing.
> >>
> >> Good luck
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeroen van der Rijst wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I know there's another thread but i prefer my own one :)
> >> >
> >> > I want to get some skills in network/computer security/encryption and I want
> your advice which education I need.
> >> >
> >> > I'm 16 years old, I know a bit of C and I'm learning to program in assemble
> (linux i486) I will finish ( the dutch version of )highschool in one or two years..
> >> >
> >> > Which ( Northern-American) university would be the best choice for me? Which
> education on that university?
> >> >
> >> > And last but not least, what basic skills do I need to start a career in
> computerscience?
> >> >
> >> > I do not want a highly paid job for security companies, I want a scientific
> job when I finished my education.
> >> >
> >> > Yours sincely,
> >> >
> >> > Jeroen van der Rijst
> >> >
> >> > (hope my English is not that bad, I'm working hard on it)
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>
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