From: raedomn@gmail.com   
      
   On May 3, 7:34 am, neeraj2...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   > I find AI concepts really interesting and I would someday like to   
   > pursue research/a career in AI (with my current knowledge levels, I'm   
   > leaning towards Cognitive Science/Operational Research). I am   
   > currently working in the VLSI domain.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, I come from an electronics background and I don't have   
   > any object-oriented programming knowledge. As a result, I'm really   
   > confused as to how I can convince anyone to take me on as a research   
   > assistant. :-(   
   > Any ideas what will enhance my chances of getting into a good AI   
   > course in the US/UK? Is doing a short object-oriented language course   
   > (e.g. Java) a good idea?   
   >   
   > Any help/thoughts are very much appreciated.   
   > Merci!   
   >   
      
   Object-oriented programming is more like a tool rather than a key   
   concept in AI. It is just a popular paradigm for programming. Lisp is   
   useful because it is an efficient language for rapid prototyping.   
      
   Taking an OOP language course might be a good idea. I think you'll   
   have to know at least a bit about programming when doing research   
   work.   
      
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