Notes
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, so the opposite end of the country (vertically)!
What high school did you attend?
I attended Wayzata High School.
What was your favorite extracurricular activity in high school?
My favorite was soccer, but I also enjoyed debate and robotics.
Where would you have gone if UT hadn’t accepted you?
I would have gone to UIUC or UW Madison instead.
What would you have majored in if CS hadn’t accepted you?
Electrical and Computer Engineering, I really enjoy working on stuff that is closer to the hardware.
Why are you in this class?
I wanted to learn more about C++. I have had some encounters with it in clubs or in working on embedded firmware, but I’ve never really been able to understand a lot of the things I read.
What are your expectations of this class?
I’m looking forward to learning more about C++ so that I can apply it in future projects or even in industry one day. I think having a strong understanding of it will be important for me in the future.
How much C/C++ do you already know?
I know quite a bit of C because of using it in 429 and 439 as well as in clubs, but with C++ I’ve had to self-learn and haven’t gotten any formal understanding of the language. I’ve used it in clubs but never exhaustively or thoroughly.
How did you like the first lectures?
I don’t like not being able to take notes myself and the cold calling, but otherwise the content seems interesting.
How did you feel about the cold calling?
Not a huge fan of it, but I can see how it could be helpful in understanding material.
What made you happy this week?
Hanging out with my friends and playing football.
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
My pick of the week is build systems! I learned Bazel and how it enables multi-language projects very efficiently—also how it can make sure the code builds on everyone’s machine. I was able to make a C++ and Rust project with it recently and think its a really cool thing to use if you want to figure out how build systems work.