4 Courses, 4 A+'s. What a Term!
Just wanted to share my enthusiasm about this term's results. Lots of sleepless nights, especially in the beginning of the term, as I was adapting to the course load. Grateful to God, giving me the strength and willingness to keep going. Saying that I have learnt a lot this term is an understatement.
Operating systems and the ways engineers over the years have developed CPUs and OSes to maximize efficiency and throughput under limited hardware constraints have shown me that the lengths we can go to when solving problems are far beyond what I have previously imagined. I also learned about ingenious solutions for improving CPU processing speeds, solutions that could be adapted and applied to other fields and even to our everyday lives. I learned about security, and why defense-in-depth is important at every level of abstraction.
I had previous knowledge about Software Engineering, and this course has been an opportunity to deepen my knowledge about SWE concepts accross the Software Development Life Cycle. I have always appreciated and understood how important systems are to achieve goals.
Not a popular opinion I would say, but I usually appreciate and learn a lot from non-CS courses. Studying Introduction to Philosphy and Greek & Roman Civilization (HIST 1421) has been eye opening to me (especially HIST 1421 because I didn't expect to enjoy a history course). I have got to learn about different ideologies and the reasoning and roots behind their stances (even if I don't agree with those ideologies). It makes it easier to understand where the other person is coming from, and build tolerance (even subconsciously), which helps oneself engage better in constructive discourse and articulate more convincing arguments. I have learnt salient lessons from history and how the foundational ideas and culture of Western Civilization have originated from the Greeks and Romans, and how those ideas materialized into the modern world.
And lastly, I learned about managing time effectively, the importance of streamlining processes to increase productivity and save time. Learned lots of new vocabulary. I love self-directed and lifelong learning, and I am grateful to God, the university, its staff, and my peers for making this journey possible.
P.S. Didn't realize it would get this long when I started typing.