Shallwetake a lookatthewayshouldgetrighttotheaction.
So I'm gonnatalkthingsovertotheinterviewstationwherearenothave a studentwho's gonnabetalkingabout a stockanalyzing.
Let's getstarted.
Hello.
WelcometoCS 50.
I'm arenot a teachingfellowforthescores.
Andtoday I havewithme, mytwolovelyfriendsPaulandAndrewheretotalkmoreaboutthatproject.
Plastic.
Hey, Andrew.
Hey, Paul.
Doyouguyswannaintroduceyourselves?
Tellusmoreaboutyourproject.
Hi.
I'm AndrewSoldini.
I'm a junioreconomicconcentratedstatisticsconcentratorinthehouse.
I'm Paul.
I'm injuniorhigh.
Letmestudystatistics.
Youwanttodoone?
Tellusmoreaboutblasting.
Youknowwhatmadeyouguysstopwiththeproject.
Yeah, forsure.
Soourprojectisstocksentimentanalyzer.
Sowhatwedoisweallowtheusertochoose a portfolioofstockstoanalyzeitinourprogramallowstheusertogatherdataonthesentimentaswellas a stockpriceandseetrendsbetweenthem.
Wouldyousaytheprojectare I feellike, forme, it's been a reallyexcitingcoursebecauseoneofthebestpartofCSiswhenyougettocollaboratewithotherpeopleinthatcommunity, buildingisjusthuge.
It's definitelysocalledMakesomething.
Itwas, like, verystressful.
Getsomethingtogether.
I thinklikenowthatyou'reherethatyoupresent, it's liketheprocesswasonanditwasThere's a lotofwork, but I thinkhe's worthandit's like, Whereelseareyougonnabeabletohavethiskindofeventwithbiginflatablerubberdogsandlittleimplantonlikecompanieshereandpeopleinpopcorn?
Sothat's reallyexciting, I think, butthatwewanttoplugthatpage.
Oh, pleasedo.
Wow, SteveJobsendorse a project.
Soallright, so I think I knowhisfavoritefeatureofyourproduct.
Whatwouldyousayisyours?
Thisisgreat.
There's a lotofhiddenEastereggsonthisproject, So, like, let's sayyou'reaboutjustthemetaphor.
Maybethere's a networkingaboutwhatGoldman.
Oh, lookatthat.
Soyouwannafindyourchampagneandcaviar.
Sogood, huh?
Yeah, that's fun.
Cool.
Andsowhatwasthehardestpart?
Wouldyousayofthisproductthatyou'relyingalong?
Theseangrypeoplewalkingaround?
Let's havethisproject.
Whatdoyoufindmostdifficult?
Wasitkindoflikedoingyourownthing?
Wouldyousayitwas a particularfeature?
I thinkthehardestpartisinthisclasswe'vegottentoknowthebasicsofeverylittlething.
ThinkAmerica, Youknowthattheysaidsomething a littlebit.
Thatwasjustsogreat.
Liketalkingabout, like, how C s wouldbethefinalproduct.
Likemakingsomethingthatisimportanttoyou.
Yeah, likethatspeakstomeon a deeplevel, and I feellikeshehas 50 isprobablyhalfofthatappwayhavesomuchfreefoodandall.
Youhave a lotoffreefoodandstuffaboutalltheeventstheymentionthispopcornandcandyandeverybodystayverysugaredup, I think, overthecourseofthenextcouplehours.
I mean, thistechnologythat, likeFacebook, wasworkingonWhenyouthinkabout, like, howtheydoautotaggingactorsandtheymustnotbe a wholelotofresourceisbecauseit's such a newfield.
I thinkseeingtheprogresslikeweknewwehadthisideafirstwewantedtoimplementinIOSapp.
Wereallystruggledwithhowtodothat, andwewatch a lotoftutorials.
Wesay, OK, wecanneverdothatandthenweighlike a puzzletogether, likehowwecouldbringthistolifeandthenseeingthatitactuallyworkedout, itwasjust a greatfeeling.
So, Ross, I thinkthisis a fantasticprojectwithsomanyapplicationstoinformWatersand, youknow, fromthecitizenryingeneral, whatmotivatedyouto, youknow, bullets?
Let's I SohereatHarvard a fewweeksago, a formersenatorfromMissourinamedJimTalentwascomingby.
WehavetosupportourfellowMissourians, but I needtoknowif I if I wanted, if I hadtodislikehimornot, I neededtofindoutwhatpositionwasonDOMA, specificallytheDefenseofMarriageAct.
So I hadtodigaroundintherecordsoftheclerkoftheHouseofRepresentatives, findwiththebillnumberwasscrollthroughall 435 namesuntil I foundtalent, and I wantedtomakeiteasiertofindhowonespecificpersonvotedonthespecificpieceoflegislation.
Sothatwashow I gotsomeoftheideas.
But I alsowantedtocontactinformationforthatperson.
Soifyouwantedtotellthemhowbadlyyoufeltaboutthatvote, youcouldgototheirwebsiteorwrite a lettertotheirofficeorcallthemontheirphone.
It's a littlebitHarvardspecific, butit's calledWhatdoesthatmatter?
Concentrationcalibration.
Awesome.
Shewon't tellus a littlebitaboutit.
Yeah, sothisyearwethreearesophomores, andwewerekindoffacedwithdifficultchallengeofchoosing a concentrationthisyear, relatablefor a lotofus.
Itwasreallypainstakingandlikeyoudon't evenknowwheretostartSometimesandtoooften I feellikepeople, shewas a concentrationofdepartmentandthenare a littletoofixatedononchoosingclassesthatsortoffulfilledrequirementsandthatconcentrationofinsteadofbeingexposedto, like, somanythousandsofclassesthatHarvardhastooffer.
So I thinkkindofthehardestthingsthatwehadtotacklewhengoingthrough a testwasyouknow, asthetestproceedsthroughyouchooseclassisthatyouknow, youjusthave a genuineinterestin, andthenattheend, wekindofassembleallofthisdataondisplayaninfographicintheformof a piechartthatessentiallydemonstrates, youknow, whichconcentrationisbestsuitedforalltheclassesthatyouchose.
That's thewayyoujusthad a kidcomebyearliertookthetest.
He's a governmentconcentrator, andhekindofwentthroughandattheend, itshowedanengineeringclass, andhekindofwassoconfusedus A windengineeringclassdisplayed, buthewentthroughLook, thedescription.
I thinkhe's gonnatakeitnextfall.
Wow, That's reallyawesome.
Thankyou, guys.
Somuchforsharingawesomeprojects.
We'rereallygladyoushareditwithus.
Thankyouverymuch.
Thatwas, liketheoppositeofhow I callitmostofus.
College.
Theoppositeway.
Yeah, I just I wouldjustHere's theconservation I pickhere, theglasses I havetotakeThatis a morerefreshingway.
And I think I'm morewillingtogothroughyourcollegeexperienceusingopensyouup, thiootherpossibilitiesthatyoumaynothaveconsideredbecauseyouaresofocusedononespecificfield.
ThatwasThatwasreallyfun.
Yeah, probablybacktomycollegedays.
I'm a littlefurtherawayfromthemthatyouare, though.
Allright, Well, itlookslikewe'reheadedovertotheinterviewstationtotake a lookat a projectcalledAl.
Stopit.
Thanks, Doug.
So I'm herewithsandyandthrough, andsolet's justjumprightintoit.
Youguyswanttotellmeaboutyourprojecttoday?
Yeah, sure.
Sowedevelopedanemailanalyticstool.
Andsoascollegestudents, wehave a lotofemailsandboxes.
Soareverycurioustoseeifwecanlearn a littlemoreaboutwhat's actuallyinourinbox.
Solettroopstalkaboutourprogram.
Oh, yeah.
Sobasicallywhatwedidaswehade a bunchofdifferentgrasstodisplaystatisticsaboutyourinboxissohere.
Thefirstdraftisifyourinboxfollowsthe 80 20 rule.
Currently, myinboxisonly 46% occupiedwith a top 20% ofcenters.
Speakingofthetop 20% ofcenters, theseotherpeoplethathavesentmethemost e mailsrecentlyas a percentofmytotalinboxontheseairtheirnumberof e mailsthatthey'veactuallysentme.
So, asyoucansee, wehaveaboutsixdifferentcentersthatareinmytop 20%.
Andthenoncewewerethere, wewewrotetojustpulledoutfeatures, whichismoreof a mechanicalprocess.
Okay, well, andhowdidyouguysdivideupthework?
Ordoyoukindofbothdoit?
Bothreek.
I kindofjustworktogethertheentiretime, just 60 buggingeachother's codeandlikemakingsureweknewexactlywhatwe'redoingouthereandhowyouguyscloserafterthisexperienceofstayingupallthatisromancedeveloped.
Yeah, Itsoundslikethat's a projectthat I couldactuallymake a prettycrisp I feellikewebothhave a lotofemailscomingin.
Likeallthetime.
I havetogointomassunsubscribespreesallthetime.
Itbenicetoknow, leastbefore I justgetridofentireactuallyusedwhenyouactuallyhavewhatwasactually, umAllright, let's getrightbackoutintothefield.
Wehaveanotherprojectthatwewanttotake a lookatit, I believe, livedsmart.
Solet's take a lookoutinthefieldandlooksmart.
Esowe'rehere.
It's a oneonherproject.
It's calledLiveSmartandsay, Whydon't youtellus a littlebitaboutlive?
SmartissoourWebisbasically a programthathelpsyoulive a moreselfawarelife.
Soifyoulookatmywebsiterighthere, soyouputin a specificactivity, sothatcouldbeanythingfrom a classnamelikeCS 50 orexerciseorsleep, andyouputinthenumberofhoursthatyouspentonthatactivitytoday.