B.A., CS, 2000. A prestigious US university you've heard of.

Essentially had to self-teach myself programming after graduation, because all they taught was Java and C++ and Windows NT. Real programming is a totally different mindset.

BSc in Computer Systems Engineering, UPC, Spain.

Currently studying MSc in Computation, also at the UPC, Spain and working as a programmer (mainly in Perl and JavaScript).

Programming since I was 14 (currently I'm 23), lot of self-acquired knowledge.

PhD student in EE/solid-state, currently vacationing in the math department.

I started out in CS and hated it, but I still spend a lot of my time coding.

Most of my math classmates can program a little, but all the engineers I know are hopeless.

Can you elaborate on "hopeless," and why do you say this?