Graduate Algorithms and Georgia Tech OMSCS

In this special episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan take some time to debrief Georgia Tech's famously difficult Graduate Algorithms course, which Carter just passed! As alumni of the OMSCS program, Carter and Nathan discuss why they chose to pursue the degree, how the course has changed over time due to the improvements in LLMs, and how algorithmic thinking can benefit you as a software engineer! CS 6515: Intro to Graduate Algorithms https://omscs.gatech.edu/cs-6515-intro-graduate-algorithms Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) - https://omscs.gatech.edu/ -- Books Mentioned in this Episode -- Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 00:00 Introduction and Special Episode Theme 8:01 Our experiences with the program 10:42 Program accessibility and low barrier to entry 18:50 Personal Motivations and Career Impact 24:44 Core Topics and Concepts 01:08:55 Final Thoughts ---------------- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325 X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com ---------------- Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io