David J. Malan - Visitas Thinks Big 2022 - Harvard University

David is Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, a Member of the Faculty of Education in the Graduate School of Education, and an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. He teaches Computer Science 50, otherwise known as CS50, which is one of Harvard University’s largest courses, one of Yale University’s largest courses, and edX’s largest course, with more than 3.5M registrants. He was class of 1999 and lived in Matthews Hall his first year, in the same room that Matt Damon did a few years prior. And he then lived in Mather House. He's here today to introduce you to the world of computer science, the art of programming, and a class called CS50.