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# 42 piscine # DRAFT: 42 piscine
I participated in the 42 piscine, I just finished it, and I want to go over what it was like. I participated in the 42 piscine, I just finished it, and I want to go over what it was like.
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Then your work is graded by Moulinette, aka Deepthought. Then your work is graded by Moulinette, aka Deepthought.
It is a program that executes tests on your work in order to grade it accurately. It is a program that executes tests on your work in order to grade it accurately.
This is the single source of truth, meaning that if your work passes the Moulinette, it is considered correct. However, the Moulinette is a computer program and as such does not experience emotions such as compassion or care for your feelings, unlike your peers.
However, the Moulinette is a computer program and as such does not experience emotions such as compassion or care for your feelings.
If you want to succeed, you'll have to become very, very, very rigorous very quickly. If you want to succeed, you'll have to become very, very, very rigorous very quickly.
If you even make an off-by-one error or forget a line break in your program output, rest assured the Moulinette will notice it. If you even make an off-by-one error or forget a line break in your program output, the Moulinette will most likely notice it.
After a few days of getting to know how Linux works and how to conjure your computer into getting it to do the thing you want it to do, you'll soon start writing your own C programs. After a few days of getting to know how Linux works and how to conjure your computer into getting it to do the thing you want it to do, you'll soon start writing your own C programs.
You'll have to learn how the C language works and make simple programs with it. You'll have to learn how the C language works and make simple programs with it.
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It was a really cool way to blow off steam and inject dopamine into my brain at a regular interval, which was something that was sorely needed. It was a really cool way to blow off steam and inject dopamine into my brain at a regular interval, which was something that was sorely needed.
Over the weeks, rushes will become more and more complex. Over the weeks, rushes will become more and more complex.
You'll have to improvise and adapt if you wish to survive. You'll have to improvise and adapt if you wish to survive (thumbs up if you get the reference).
### Week 3 ### Week 3
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It taught me so much about programming, peer learning and myself too. It taught me so much about programming, peer learning and myself too.
I wish I could do it all over again, but honestly, I'd rather be accepted the first time around :) I wish I could do it all over again, but honestly, I'd rather be accepted the first time around :)
### Should I go there? So now let's answer the final question "Should I go there?".
Honestly, it depends. Honestly, it depends. 42 could be great for you if you think:
While I do believe anybody interested in computers can learn how to code, not everybody can adapt to the pace the piscine demands from you.
Additionally, not everybody can learn efficiently with this method.
If you want to go to 42, make sure you think:
- you will actually like touching computers for a living (having previous experience programming is totally optional); - you will actually like touching computers for a living (having previous experience programming is totally optional);
- you can keep up for a whole month under intense circumstances; - you can keep up this pace for a whole month under these intense circumstances;
- you can adapt to the learning conditions I talked about previously (of course the piscine only lasts a month but the actual cursus can last around 3 years which are way more relaxed). - you can adapt to the learning conditions I talked about previously (of course the piscine only lasts a month but the actual cursus can last around 1.5 to 4 years which are way more relaxed).
Keep in mind that participating in a piscine really is a privilege. While I do believe anybody interested in computers can learn how to code, not everybody can learn efficiently with this method.
For each person attending the piscine, there are lots more (from what I heard, anywhere from 5 to 10) that didn't even get to this point. It does require a fair amount of adaptibility, rigor, motivation, sociability and availability.
So please, out of respect for them, do not take the piscine too lightly, only to get overwhelmed and give up a week later. Don't let yourself get discouraged though!
It is a great experience, but please do not let it go to waste. When I started the piscine, I only had three of those qualities.
I had to push myself out of my comfort zone to be up to the task, in the end, in my opinion, it worked out pretty well.
If you're queer, you'll feel right at home. If you're queer, a woman or PoC, you'll feel right at home.
For those unaware (I still love you), I am non-binary, queer and neurodivergent. For those unaware (I still love you), I am non-binary, queer and neurodivergent.
42 is filled with people like me. 42 is filled with people like me.
Finding my kin here feels absolutely great and I feel like this is one of the only places where I can keep my guard 100% down and be who exactly I am. Finding my kin here feels absolutely great and I feel like this is one of the only places where I can keep my guard 100% down and be exactly who I am.
The team at 42 makes sure we have equal opportunities regardless of sex, gender, skin color or whatever else, which is great.
Anyway, if you think you can fit in well, feel free to look into it! It really is worth it. Anyway, if you think you can fit in well, feel free to look into it! It really is worth it.