▲ 9 r/WGUIT

A+ Certified

Classes started June 1st.. I honestly started looking at everything around June 18th.. I have been breezing through so far so good. Intro to IT, Business of IT applications, IT Applications, and IT Foundations are now complete with ITIL 4 and A+ certification under my belt. Looking forward I am looking at Linux Foundations and Network and Security Foundations, Networks, Network and Security Applications, and Azure Fundamentals to come out with LPI, Network +, Security+ and AZ900 certifications.. It seems it will be a very productive first semester indeed :)

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u/farang55555 — 1 day ago
▲ 10 r/WGU

A+ Certified

Classes started June 1st.. I honestly started looking at everything around June 18th.. I have been breezing through so far so good. Intro to IT, Business of IT applications, IT Applications, and IT Foundations are now complete with ITIL 4 and A+ certification under my belt. Looking forward I am looking at Linux Foundations and Network and Security Foundations, Networks, Network and Security Applications, and Azure Fundamentals to come out with LPI, Network +, Security+ and AZ900 certifications.. It seems it will be a very productive first semester indeed :)

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u/farang55555 — 1 day ago

Which IT degree / Certification path is best amongst these 3?

which one do u think best:

Cybersecurity and Information Assurance – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
Protect your career and earning potential with this degree.

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APPLY NOW
Time: 60% of graduates finish within 29 months.
Tuition: $4,410 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 total courses in this program.
Certifications included in this program at no extra cost include:

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
ITIL® Foundation Certification
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CySA+)
CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
CompTIA Network Security Professional
CompTIA PenTest+
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

Secure Systems Analysis & Design
Data Management
Web and Cloud Security
Hacking Countermeasures and Techniques
Digital Forensics and Incident Response

\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

Cisco, Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
This specialization contains a unique focus on Cisco systems and processes

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APPLY NOW
In the Cisco specialization, you will learn specific Cisco operating systems and networks, giving you experience with Cisco architecture.

Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 courses in this specialization
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications include:

CompTIA A+
Linux Essentials - LPI
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Associate (CyberOps)
Cisco DevNet (CCNA-Automation)
CompTIA Cloud+
WGU Certified Network Technician Badge

\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

Azure, Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
In this specialization you will focus on Azure systems, processes, and tools

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
With the Azure specialization you will gain knowledge and skills that will help you as you progress in your career.

Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 courses in this specialization
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications include:

CompTIA A+
Linux Essentials - LPI
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Network+
Security+
Azure Fundamentals
Azure Cloud Platform Solutions
Azure Solutions Architecture
CIOS - IT Operations Specialist (A+ and Net+)
CSIS - Secure Infrastructure Specialist (A+, Net+, and Sec+)

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u/farang55555 — 7 days ago
▲ 0 r/WGUIT

Which IT degree / Certification path is best amongst these 3?

which one do u think best:

Cybersecurity and Information Assurance – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
Protect your career and earning potential with this degree.

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
Time: 60% of graduates finish within 29 months.
Tuition: $4,410 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 total courses in this program.
Certifications included in this program at no extra cost include:

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
ITIL® Foundation Certification
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CySA+)
CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
CompTIA Network Security Professional
CompTIA PenTest+
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

Secure Systems Analysis & Design
Data Management
Web and Cloud Security
Hacking Countermeasures and Techniques
Digital Forensics and Incident Response

****************

Cisco, Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
This specialization contains a unique focus on Cisco systems and processes

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
In the Cisco specialization, you will learn specific Cisco operating systems and networks, giving you experience with Cisco architecture.

Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 courses in this specialization
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications include:

CompTIA A+
Linux Essentials - LPI
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Associate (CyberOps)
Cisco DevNet (CCNA-Automation)
CompTIA Cloud+
WGU Certified Network Technician Badge

*****************

Azure, Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
In this specialization you will focus on Azure systems, processes, and tools

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
With the Azure specialization you will gain knowledge and skills that will help you as you progress in your career.

Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 courses in this specialization
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications include:

CompTIA A+
Linux Essentials - LPI
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Network+
Security+
Azure Fundamentals
Azure Cloud Platform Solutions
Azure Solutions Architecture
CIOS - IT Operations Specialist (A+ and Net+)
CSIS - Secure Infrastructure Specialist (A+, Net+, and Sec+)

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u/farang55555 — 7 days ago
▲ 3 r/WGU+1 crossposts

Which IT degree / cert path is best?

which one do u think best:

Cybersecurity and Information Assurance – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
Protect your career and earning potential with this degree.

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
Time: 60% of graduates finish within 29 months.
Tuition: $4,410 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 total courses in this program.
Certifications included in this program at no extra cost include:

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
ITIL® Foundation Certification
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CySA+)
CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
CompTIA Network Security Professional
CompTIA PenTest+
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

Secure Systems Analysis & Design
Data Management
Web and Cloud Security
Hacking Countermeasures and Techniques
Digital Forensics and Incident Response

****************

Cisco, Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
This specialization contains a unique focus on Cisco systems and processes

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
In the Cisco specialization, you will learn specific Cisco operating systems and networks, giving you experience with Cisco architecture.

Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 courses in this specialization
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications include:

CompTIA A+
Linux Essentials - LPI
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Associate (CyberOps)
Cisco DevNet (CCNA-Automation)
CompTIA Cloud+
WGU Certified Network Technician Badge

*****************

Azure, Cloud and Network Engineering – B.S.

VIEW DEGREE
In this specialization you will focus on Azure systems, processes, and tools

MORE DETAILS
APPLY NOW
With the Azure specialization you will gain knowledge and skills that will help you as you progress in your career.

Time: 61% of graduates finish similar programs within 36 months.
Tuition: $3,915 per 6-month term.
Courses: 34 courses in this specialization
This program also includes third-party certifications that will help you boost your résumé and be prepared for career success. Certifications include:

CompTIA A+
Linux Essentials - LPI
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
Network+
Security+
Azure Fundamentals
Azure Cloud Platform Solutions
Azure Solutions Architecture
CIOS - IT Operations Specialist (A+ and Net+)
CSIS - Secure Infrastructure Specialist (A+, Net+, and Sec+)

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u/farang55555 — 7 days ago
▲ 18 r/AcerPredatorHelios+2 crossposts

i9-14900HX (Acer Predator PH18-72) — 4 BSODs in 10 days, accelerating, mixed bugchecks + WHEA Processor Core errors. Known instability or RMA?

Hoping someone with the same chip/laptop can sanity-check this before I open an Acer case.

Machine (bought new Nov 2024):

- Acer Predator PH18-72

- Intel Core i9-14900HX

- RTX 4090 Laptop GPU

- 64 GB DDR5-5600 (2x32 SK Hynix, running at rated speed — no XMP/manual OC)

- 2 TB SK Hynix NVMe SSD

- Win 11 Home (build 26200)

- BIOS: INSYDE V1.11 (July 2025) — already the latest

Symptom: spontaneous reboots/BSODs that are getting MORE frequent — 4 in the last ~10 days, two in a single day. Started mostly under sustained CPU load; the most recent one happened at near-idle. Already on the latest BIOS and it's still crashing.

Minidump bugcheck codes (all different from each other):

- 0xFC ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY

- 0x20001 HYPERVISOR_ERROR

- 0x1E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (exception 0xc0000096 — privileged instruction)

- 0x3B SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (0xc0000005 — access violation)

Also in the System log: WHEA-Logger CORRECTED Processor Core machine-check errors — a TLB error and an internal parity error.

The mix of unrelated bugchecks plus processor-core machine checks reads like CPU/platform instability rather than a single bad driver, and it looks like the 14900HX instability others have reported (including the sibling PHN16-72).

Questions:

  1. Anyone with a 14900HX — especially a PH18-72 — seeing this exact pattern?

  2. Did anything actually fix it? RMA, a specific BIOS/microcode, capping Max Processor State to 99% (disabling turbo), an undervolt?

  3. If you went through Acer warranty, did they replace the CPU/board, and how long did it take?

Dumps are preserved. Just trying to confirm whether this is the known instability before I escalate. Thanks!

u/farang55555 — 24 days ago

How do your teams prevent “tests passed” from becoming an overclaimed AI-code “fixed” verdict?

I’m looking for practical feedback from people who work in AI evals, QA, software testing, AppSec, DevSecOps, or model-risk review.

The problem I’m trying to understand:

AI coding tools often produce patches that pass the visible project tests, and the workflow quietly turns that into “the bug is fixed.” But if the tests are weak, flaky, or incomplete, that claim may be too strong.

I’m experimenting with a local audit approach that does not generate code and does not prove correctness. It only checks whether the evidence supports the claimed repair verdict.

Example verdict behavior:

- tests pass but no held-out validation -> weak-gated

- tests pass but held-out validation fails -> overfit / gate-incomplete

- environment cannot reproduce -> harness-failed

- available search/operator space cannot express the fix -> unsolved, not forced into a win

- human diff review missing -> manual-review-required

I’m not asking anyone to upload code or try a tool. I’m trying to understand the workflow problem.

Questions:

  1. In your team, who owns the claim “this AI-generated patch is actually fixed”?

  2. Do you distinguish “tests passed” from “repair claim is supported”?

  3. Would an audit report that downgrades overclaimed repair verdicts be useful, or would it just add friction?

  4. What evidence would you require before accepting a claim like “fixed”?

  5. If this is not useful, why not?

I’m especially interested in blunt negatives from QA, eval, AppSec, and regulated-software people.

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u/farang55555 — 24 days ago

How do your teams prevent “tests passed” from becoming an overclaimed AI-code “fixed” verdict?

I’m looking for practical feedback from people who work in AI evals, QA, software testing, AppSec, DevSecOps, or model-risk review.

The problem I’m trying to understand:

AI coding tools often produce patches that pass the visible project tests, and the workflow quietly turns that into “the bug is fixed.” But if the tests are weak, flaky, or incomplete, that claim may be too strong.

I’m experimenting with a local audit approach that does not generate code and does not prove correctness. It only checks whether the evidence supports the claimed repair verdict.

Example verdict behavior:

- tests pass but no held-out validation -> weak-gated

- tests pass but held-out validation fails -> overfit / gate-incomplete

- environment cannot reproduce -> harness-failed

- available search/operator space cannot express the fix -> unsolved, not forced into a win

- human diff review missing -> manual-review-required

I’m not asking anyone to upload code or try a tool. I’m trying to understand the workflow problem.

Questions:

  1. In your team, who owns the claim “this AI-generated patch is actually fixed”?

  2. Do you distinguish “tests passed” from “repair claim is supported”?

  3. Would an audit report that downgrades overclaimed repair verdicts be useful, or would it just add friction?

  4. What evidence would you require before accepting a claim like “fixed”?

  5. If this is not useful, why not?

I’m especially interested in blunt negatives from QA, eval, AppSec, and regulated-software people.

reddit.com
u/farang55555 — 24 days ago

How do your teams prevent “tests passed” from becoming an overclaimed AI-code “fixed” verdict?

I’m looking for practical feedback from people who work in AI evals, QA, software testing, AppSec, DevSecOps, or model-risk review.

The problem I’m trying to understand:

AI coding tools often produce patches that pass the visible project tests, and the workflow quietly turns that into “the bug is fixed.” But if the tests are weak, flaky, or incomplete, that claim may be too strong.

I’m experimenting with a local audit approach that does not generate code and does not prove correctness. It only checks whether the evidence supports the claimed repair verdict.

Example verdict behavior:

- tests pass but no held-out validation -> weak-gated

- tests pass but held-out validation fails -> overfit / gate-incomplete

- environment cannot reproduce -> harness-failed

- available search/operator space cannot express the fix -> unsolved, not forced into a win

- human diff review missing -> manual-review-required

I’m not asking anyone to upload code or try a tool. I’m trying to understand the workflow problem.

Questions:

  1. In your team, who owns the claim “this AI-generated patch is actually fixed”?

  2. Do you distinguish “tests passed” from “repair claim is supported”?

  3. Would an audit report that downgrades overclaimed repair verdicts be useful, or would it just add friction?

  4. What evidence would you require before accepting a claim like “fixed”?

  5. If this is not useful, why not?

I’m especially interested in blunt negatives from QA, eval, AppSec, and regulated-software people.

reddit.com
u/farang55555 — 24 days ago

How do your teams prevent “tests passed” from becoming an overclaimed AI-code “fixed” verdict?

I’m looking for practical feedback from people who work in AI evals, QA, software testing, AppSec, DevSecOps, or model-risk review.

The problem I’m trying to understand:

AI coding tools often produce patches that pass the visible project tests, and the workflow quietly turns that into “the bug is fixed.” But if the tests are weak, flaky, or incomplete, that claim may be too strong.

I’m experimenting with a local audit approach that does not generate code and does not prove correctness. It only checks whether the evidence supports the claimed repair verdict.

Example verdict behavior:

- tests pass but no held-out validation -> weak-gated

- tests pass but held-out validation fails -> overfit / gate-incomplete

- environment cannot reproduce -> harness-failed

- available search/operator space cannot express the fix -> unsolved, not forced into a win

- human diff review missing -> manual-review-required

I’m not asking anyone to upload code or try a tool. I’m trying to understand the workflow problem.

Questions:

  1. In your team, who owns the claim “this AI-generated patch is actually fixed”?

  2. Do you distinguish “tests passed” from “repair claim is supported”?

  3. Would an audit report that downgrades overclaimed repair verdicts be useful, or would it just add friction?

  4. What evidence would you require before accepting a claim like “fixed”?

  5. If this is not useful, why not?

I’m especially interested in blunt negatives from QA, eval, AppSec, and regulated-software people.

reddit.com
u/farang55555 — 24 days ago
▲ 1 r/mlops

How do your teams prevent “tests passed” from becoming an overclaimed AI-code “fixed” verdict?

I’m looking for practical feedback from people who work in AI evals, QA, software testing, AppSec, DevSecOps, or model-risk review.

The problem I’m trying to understand:

AI coding tools often produce patches that pass the visible project tests, and the workflow quietly turns that into “the bug is fixed.” But if the tests are weak, flaky, or incomplete, that claim may be too strong.

I’m experimenting with a local audit approach that does not generate code and does not prove correctness. It only checks whether the evidence supports the claimed repair verdict.

Example verdict behavior:

- tests pass but no held-out validation -> weak-gated

- tests pass but held-out validation fails -> overfit / gate-incomplete

- environment cannot reproduce -> harness-failed

- available search/operator space cannot express the fix -> unsolved, not forced into a win

- human diff review missing -> manual-review-required

I’m not asking anyone to upload code or try a tool. I’m trying to understand the workflow problem.

Questions:

  1. In your team, who owns the claim “this AI-generated patch is actually fixed”?

  2. Do you distinguish “tests passed” from “repair claim is supported”?

  3. Would an audit report that downgrades overclaimed repair verdicts be useful, or would it just add friction?

  4. What evidence would you require before accepting a claim like “fixed”?

  5. If this is not useful, why not?

I’m especially interested in blunt negatives from QA, eval, AppSec, and regulated-software people.

reddit.com
u/farang55555 — 24 days ago