Why we need to learn those stuffs...

Several days ago, I was talking to Mas Sam (don't concatenate the words and read it as an Indonesian word.. it's Samuel Louvan that we're talking about). In short, I was wondering, if we're going to be a Master in IT, why we should learn 'unnecessary' knowledge? There are Process Algebra and Requirement Analysis, Design, and Verification (RADV). Both courses deal with algebraic notation and fuzzy mathematical stuffs.. and there is not even single bit of programming in it! The same goes with many other courses... There are more theories rather than practical stuffs...

If this is the case, how can I cope with the newest technology in the market? If I'm going to be an employee, how can I know the best web framework to be used later in my company? How can I manage an IT department if I don't keep up-to-date to the latest technology?

In addition, how can these kind of knowledge be taught in this well-developed country if it's useless???? (At least, that's my first impression...)

Well, after thinking for a while... I just realized... That these knowledge are the basics of the things I considered to be cool... name it! Internet, web frameworks, real-time applications...

How can you know that a certain web framework is better than the other? By reading in weekly IT articles of how good is their performances? By taking a look at their vendors specification? By trying them yourself and concluding that their performance is good based on your prototype?

Well... you need to model them.. see how is the dependency between one module to another... See how they handle requests and concurrencies... see their coupling level...

How do you know that one protocol is better than the other? By certain 'hypothesis'???

I remember two years ago when I was starting to learn web services.. It's so cool, that I think I can do almost anything with it! However, when Pak Riza asked me in my final project presentation, whether web service is suitable to send real-time messages, I answered no because of the size of additional data which need to be transferred and the use of HTTP (which is not dedicated for real-time applications). But if he asked me to explain, how a dedicated protocol for real-time application should be designed and verified... I don't not know....

Because...
I never really analyze any Information Technology...
Just try them, if it's work well and fast enough in a small scale, it's good...
If it's written on a famous journal, then it must be true...
If a famous author, or professor, says that a certain technology is good, then it must be good...

See? The point is... I am always a consumer, who copies information from others... without being able to prove that the claims are indeed correct...

And this is exactly the reason why we need to learn those fuzzy mathematic stuffs....

We need to analyze the behavior of a certain system... and mathematic provides a way to model them unambiguously...

We need to prove that some technology is better than the other.... and mathematic provides an unambiguous proof...

We need to prove that our innovation is the best... and mathematic provides the way to show it to the world...

I believe that mathematic is a key to innovation in Information Technology...

No wonder... in this university, they teach so much mathematical things....

cause this is where innovation starts...



P.S. : Make innovation guys.. don't be trapped in only practical things!

Rockin!!

I promise myself, this semester is going to be rock!!!!



Born to be Wild
Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under

Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never gonna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild

Best friend..

Several days ago, my best friend wrote something about best friend (hehe.. recursive..). For some reasons, it tickles me a bit... well, I just realize that it is really hard to find your best friend... someone to talk to, someone who cares, someone that you just feel comfort to be with...

Can we be somebody's best friend by treat? No.. definitely can't...

Can we be somebody's best friend by being kind? No.. you can't... it will be artificial...

Can we be somebody's best friend by having dramatic experience? No.. you can't... it just not it..

In fact, that's just a mystery... You may feel better to be with someone who you just know, rather than the person you mostly spend your time with..

When you have best friends, you just know it...you may know the times when they lied... the time when they kept things for themselves... the time they avoided your S.O.S... and all bad things that they did throughout the years.. But apart of all, somehow you'll know, they are your best friends...

And I'm so lucky that I have mine...

So, I would like to dedicated this song to my best friends all over the world... both present and future... hope our friendship last forever :)


You Were There

Time passes, the world changes
But I'm still the same ole' kid
And your jokes still bring me laughter
As if you still were here
And it hurts
When I smile
'Cause my heart still remembers
When you were around

'Cause you were there
When no one was
Just when I thought nobody cared
You showed me love
'Cause you were my friend
You always told me
And I am still here
Because you were there

So precious, small treasures
A time when truth was innocent
True friendship, was all we were after
A place where kids could still be kids
And it hurts
But I'm glad
'Cause at least I was blessed
To have you as my friend

You're my best friend
There are no accidents
God has a plan for everyone
And he brought you in my life
To show me what a good friendship was

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