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Unlocking Coolin Databases (and CS in general)
or How To Inspire 8th Graders to Go Study the Same Thing I did…
Rimma V. NehmeMicrosoft Jim Gray Systems Lab
graysystemslab.com
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Every Year
Madison, WI
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Middle School A
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Middle School B
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Middle School C
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Middle School D
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WHY?
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Today’s Subject:
Go Study Databases,
Kids!On a more serious note, middle school is when students
(girls in particular)lose interest in Computer Science and Math
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YOU
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As a Firefighter,
I do…
As a Policeman, I…
As a Lawyer,
I…
I am a Database
Researcher!
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Elevator Pitch
Let’s Be Honest
Who is Tougher?
She is. And by far.
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Think, how would you describe
your typical working day in 3 sentences?
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"that sounds incredibly
boring, how can you sit at a desk all day
and do that?"
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turn this
Into this
How do you
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How do you spark the interest?
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Back to Basics and Analogies
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You Design
AlgorithmsAs Database Researcher,
It is quite similar to writing a recipe for cooking… only computers follow the instructions instead of
chefs.
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You Program the Core of a System (or
Application)
As Database Researcher,
It is like a construction worker putting together the skeleton of a building.
You are doing the brunt of
the work, and more people
will come after you to make
it pretty.
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You May Do UI
Work
As Database Researcher,
It’s like you are the interior designer for
other artistically-challenged people.
You take the plain, bland building someone else has build and
make it livable and usable for everyone else.
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Car Analogy
They're both big, expensive machines which everyone has to have, everyone is expected to operate, few know how to really use 100% effectively, and very few know how to fix.
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“If I mess up, what goes
wrong…” analogy"If I mess up, you can't get movie times on the
web""If I mess up, nobody gets their welfare checks or paychecks"
"If I mess up, the wrong guy gets elected
President"
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Put It Simply…I know of no other job in the world where I can be…
a writer
an architect
a carpente
r
a plumber
a designer
an artist
a detectiv
e
a test pilot
on any given day
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What did you want to be when you were in 8th grade?
Is your accent real?
Kids’ (common) Questions
How much money do you make?
Did you meet Bill Gates?
Is your husband jealous?
When is next Xbox coming out?
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Some Responses…
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Get out of the office and spend some time with children (even if you have yours at
home)!!
So Why Am I telling you all this?
They have an extraordinary capacity
to see into the heart of things and to
expose sham and nonsense for what
they are.
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Remember…
Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. -- John W. Whitehead
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Thank You