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education/english/ENGL2010/"What Should Colleges Teach?" - Fish.md

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+- Writing is distinct from grammar and rhetoric, and most writing classes don't teach writing, they instead focus on grammar and rhetoric.
+- Core curriculums ensure essentials, but limit depth and advancement of thinking
+- Drilling students on grammar does not improve writing ability, students should instead be taught how to use grammar effectively
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+- I thought the writing was meandering, rambly, and overly abstract. They never provide a clear definition of what good writing entails

education/software development/ECE1400/C.md

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 ##  Integers
 An integer is a way to store a whole number. In C, integers are signed by default.
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+Values of an integer type are whole numbers.
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+Integers are divided into two categories, signed, and unsigned.
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+If the sign bit is zero, it's a positive value, and if it's 1, the value is negative.
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+They cal be declared using `[short|long] [signed|unsigned] int`, resulting in 6 possible combinations
+C99 adds a `long long` int
 ## Floats
 A float is a decimal value. Slower arithmetic and inexact values are both drawbacks of using floats.
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 ## Variables
 A variable must be declared before it is assigned.