Please enjoy a congratulatory firework display to celebrate (shot by yours truly).
So, what are we about?
Welcome to my blog! My name is Will, and plan to document my experiences as a CS student, starting with this post! As the semester kicks off, not too much is happening in my academic world at the moment, but I doubt things will stay as calm as they are…
While this blog was requested as documentation for one particular class that I am enrolled in this semester, I figure I could use it for all of my classes… why waste a blog, ya know?
In terms of tone, I intend to keep it light and fun. While a strictly ‘professional’ blog would probably be better for the impending job search (I say impending like it hasn’t already started), I would rather not feel like slogging through a chore every time I sit down to write for this, so fun it is (sorry future me…)!
In case you wanted to know more about me, (I know you want to), I’m currently a Junior is WSU’s Computer Science program. I enjoy the subject material, and am always interested in electronics and software design. As well as this, I’m a photography hobbyist, read a hefty amount of fantasy and sci-fi literature (Hobb is the goat), enjoy model kit building, and have an unseemly fountain pen collection (to the average person… I’m nowhere close to those actual collection freaks). Lastly, my current music fix is Laufey — (It’s currently playing as I write this).
Anyway… at the current moment, I’ve not much to say, but soon I’m sure once syllabus week is concluded, there will be more to come. Also, do please excuse my excessive use of parenthesis, I was having fun.
Once again, welcome to the ELITE CS student experience.
Hi, my name is Jamaal, been a while since i made a blog but coming back to it and getting in the grove of things especially for CS-343, hopefully this will be an enjoyable semester when it comes to learning about software construction/design and architecture .
As a senior majoring in Computer Science, my journey through software development has been filled with moments of curiosity, challenge, and growth. While I’ve spent the past few years learning programming languages, algorithms, and data structures, I’ve recently begun to explore a deeper and more structured side of building software — Software Construction, Design, and Architecture. This area has opened my eyes to the “why” and “how” behind the systems we use every day, not just the “what” of writing code.
Getting into software architecture has helped me understand how large systems are planned, how different components communicate, and how design choices can affect performance, scalability, and maintainability. It’s exciting to see how the principles of clean code, design patterns, and architectural styles all come together to create robust and reliable applications. As I continue this journey, I’m looking forward to sharing what I learn, the challenges I face, and how these concepts influence the way I think about building software.
Hello! I’m getting closer and closer to graduation. Just this semester and one more! As usual I hope to learn more to further my knowledge of computer science. Soon, I’ll be working at a company! Anyway, expect more posts as I further document my computer science journey.