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Collecting & telling the stories of Rice University Computer Science Alumni.

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“COMP 215 with Chris Jermaine is what shifted me to a Computer Science major,” said @RiceCompSci alumnus Andrew Huie (BA ‘16). “Chris had structured Intro to Program Design projects in a cumulative way, and we were building a search engine for a subset of Wikipedia articles."

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“It’s easy to shoot yourself in the foot with a short-sighted design. Corky taught me a really well-executed, well-thought out plan for software takes time, but it is time well spent. That lesson made a significant and positive impact on my professional experience.” --Andrew Huie

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“Doing things the right way is something I learned at Rice from Corky Cartwright,” said @Ricealumni Andrew Huie (BA CS ‘16). “He showed me the benefits of doing things correctly, every time." https://t.co/jk29iEBSiY

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“Networking was [and is] fascinating to me – it’s the plumbing that underlies everything else." --Evan Wetstone, Rice CS BA '88. https://t.co/bxbHgwWy6G

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"Guy Almes taught team programming & COMP 321 was a brutal, 5-hr course where I learned a lot in terms of how software development teams work. Working with Guy led to independent study, developing network monitoring software for Sesquinet.” Evan Wetstone https://t.co/bxbHgwWy6G

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“There were no limits, no restrictions. If something had to get done, we did it. It was never ‘someone else’s job.’ We had a goal in mind, knew what had to be accomplished, and made sure we got there." --#RiceCompSci #RiceAlumni Evan Wetstone (BA '88) https://t.co/bxbHgwWy6G

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"One of the beauties of a small startup environment is that you get to do everything." Read more of Rice CS alumnus Evan Wetstone's ideas about startups and Sesquinet: https://t.co/bxbHgwWy6G

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Newly elevated IEEE Fellows: #RiceCompSci #Ricealumni Mary Hall (BA '85, PhD '91) and @AaronHertzmann (BA '96). Congratulations! Read more: https://t.co/PbAUigScyO

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Well done, @vardi! Only one person could fill Moshe's shoes as the leader of the Ken Kennedy Institute: our own Lydia Kavraki. She's the first K2I director in heels & her 'boots were made for walking.' Come celebrate Moshe & expect the great @RiceK2I programs to continue in 2020.

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SAVE THE DATE: On Jan. 13, join Rice University in celebrating Moshe @Vardi's 19 years of leadership of @RiceK2I!

RSVP: https://t.co/ZWIpcuN9kR

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"Giving leadership involves defining where the organization is going and why. Management is about serving individuals and teams in progressing down that path.” #RiceCompSci alumnus Dave Murgatroyd (B.S. '99) https://t.co/qO64sCCzQC

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@dmurga talks about the importance of Followership: "— having humility about your own ideas and realizing the value of committing to something even if you don’t think that direction is absolutely perfect. Pursuing the second best thing with zeal is still really powerful."

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“Being able to work with just about anyone is really key in your career. Followership can be even more important than leadership." --@dmurga #RiceCompSci (B.S.'99) https://t.co/qO64sCCzQC

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In his #RicecompSci #Ricealumni profile, @dmurga (B.S. '99) said "Mission-Driven Machine Learners are engineers who love customers even more than code, love results even more than research, and love values even more than the value of their bank account." https://t.co/as0y65vYeb

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"Turning a fuzzy idea into a concrete certainty backed up by research makes me confident I know what I’m talking about, and how it fits into the wider landscape of a technology or project. And that makes me a better engineer." -Tech blogger @MarieChatfield https://t.co/JuuI5znHvD

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“Whenever I write a blog post or present a talk, I spend hours researching the topic first. What do I think I know? If I have a vague idea of how something works, how do I find out more?" @MarieChatfield #RiceCompSci (BA '15) https://t.co/JuuI5znHvD

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"I have to think about people accessing my websites with screen readers...or only use keyboards...only use a mouse, or who have a lower-end device and slower network connections. All of them should have an excellent experience on any website I help build.” https://t.co/JuuI5znHvD

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“There’s a saying about everyone having a seat at the table, but some people are prevented from getting through the door into the room altogether. The choices I make [as SWE] can mean preventing people from using the tools they need on a daily basis." https://t.co/JuuI5znHvD

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10 minutes to show time! @hadleywickham on Designing Data Science, courtesy of the @Rice_D2KLab.

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At Amazon, #RiceCompSci alum Scott Ruthfield managed the Community Content team - features like customer reviews, discussions, etc. He helped shape policies, kept an eye on the way the community culture was evolving. "Total candy store opportunity for me!" https://t.co/4bMJn7kpgU

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“We help organizations build things that are important to them, in industries as diverse as insurance, politics, and food/wine retailers." --Scott Ruthfield, Rooster Park Consulting in Seattle. Built by #RiceCompSci #RiceEngineers alum B.A. ’97, M.C.S. ’98 https://t.co/4bMJn7kpgU