iJustine Quotes

I think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it's a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.

I think I have the special ability to process information quickly and dissect defenses.

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

I don't really get things very... intuitively. I mean, I don't immediately understand things. The only way I really get it is by writing it down.

I like to look for patterns in science and life. It's what I do.

What I knew was I liked math and science, and I never wanted to memorize everything. I wanted to understand where it came from.

If you have an analytical bent like I do, going back to my days as a programmer, you like to ask questions.

With method and logic one can accomplish anything.

Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.

I don't look at a problem and put variables in there that don't affect it.

I think like a detective.

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners.

I'm a bit of a freak for evidence-based analysis. I strongly believe in data.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.

But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions.

Every problem can be solved as long as they use common sense and apply the right research and techniques.

The center line of science literacy - which not many people tell you, but I feel this strongly, and I will go to my grave making this point - is how you think.

I like solving problems, and science provides a logical way of solving real-life problems.

Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way.

Intellectuals are good at seeing the big picture. But they are not so good at process.

I found maths very easy, but I still enjoyed discovering things. You have to have the necessary information. For example, what's the difference between the mean and the median? Probability fascinated me. You have to think very carefully about things, which is the way my mind works anyway.

A good engineering interview will include some set of difficult problems to solve. It might even require that the candidate write a short program. In addition, it will test the candidate's knowledge of the tools she uses in great depth.