u/ookle_

I'm taking a second-year college CS course using Java, and I just got my first exam back: 100/100.

It covered classes/objects, constructors, encapsulation, object references, equals() vs. ==, static/final, aggregation, shallow vs. deep copying, arrays of objects, etc.

The funny part is that I was convinced the exam was going to be way harder than it actually was. I obsessively studied and kept making myself take mock exams over and over, and I was practicing problems that were noticeably more complicated than what ended up being on the real test.

Every time I got comfortable, I basically went, "Okay, but what if the professor makes it harder?" and practiced harder versions.

So I definitely overprepared. But when I actually took the exam, I felt like I knew what I was doing instead of just recognizing things I'd memorized. The exam was also done entirely in Notepad, so there was no IDE, autocomplete, syntax highlighting, or compiler to catch mistakes.

I've struggled a lot with confidence and feeling like maybe I'm not actually good at programming, so seeing 100/100 genuinely almost made me cry. Obviously one exam doesn't mean I've mastered Java, and I know I still have a ton to learn, but I'm letting myself be proud of this one.

Apparently my strategy was to prepare for the Java apocalypse and then take Exam 1.

Hi! I’m have recently been digging deeper into my Lebanese ancestry, and I’m hoping someone here might recognize some of these family names or places.

From my family tree, I’ve found ancestors connected to:

• Farah — Hasroun, Bsharri

• Barakat — Hasroun, Bsharri

• Bechara — Toula, Zgharta

• Landy

• Jirash

• Boushre

One of the oldest I’ve traced so far is Assad Bechara, born around 1820 in Toula, Zgharta, Lebanon.

Some older records list my ancestors’ birthplace as “Syria,” but the locations themselves appear to be in present-day Lebanon.

I’d love to learn anything about these families, their history in the area, possible variations of the surnames, or where I might find older church/village records. I’d also love to hear from anyone whose family comes from Hasroun or Toula.

I am about go begin my sophmore year at Southeast Missouri State and I am currently enrolled as a Computer Information Systems student.

My school has made a new degree path accessible to online students which is B.S Cybersecurity. I am questioning which one to choose so some advice would be nice. I am assuming a Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems (CIS) is generally more worth it than a specialized Cybersecurity degree for most undergraduates.

For context: I took college accredited classes junior and senior year of highschool learning computer hardware and second year was indepth networking. I am currently working on my CompTIA Network+ on my own time as well.

CLASSES I'VE COMPLETED:

- Intro to Computer Programming

- Computer Science I

- Computer Information Systems I

- Web Development & Security

CLASSES I'M TAKING FALL 2026:

Computer Science II

Intro to Cybersecurity

Computer Info Systems II

My dream goal in IT falls along the lines of Information Systems Security or Secure Systems Analyst type of jobs.

Should I switch or stay where I am wotj B.S Computer Information Systems minoring in Cybersecurity.