Wow, I can’t believe this is happening! I am going to graduate this winter crosses fingers. But seriously, it’s been quite a road. A 15-course road. And, I have a job offer waiting for me upon graduating. I never imagined I would go into a career as a software engineer. In college, I studied philosophy… Continue reading Changing my story
A bit tangential tech and social media
A bit tangential about social media As a CS student pursuing a career in ‘tech’, I often feel there is optimism in the power of technology in making our lives easier and efficient. They are supposed to optimize our lives in whatever pursuit, need, or desire that we have. However, I feel they often can… Continue reading A bit tangential tech and social media
Focus? How to focus when programming when you’re at home?
I’ve been trying to figure out how to consistently harness the power of focus when programming. Some days, I can sit down for 1-2 draft a design and bang my code out. Other times, my head is all over the place, and a task that should take no more than 30 minutes can literally take… Continue reading Focus? How to focus when programming when you’re at home?
React and the Initial The Learning Curve.
React and the Initial The Learning Curve. As I was learning the React framework, I must admit. I struggled a bit. I had thought that the React framework would be something simple to understand. I thought it would be a similar experience to when I learned Python. Python was an easy language to learn because… Continue reading React and the Initial The Learning Curve.
Front-end development is an art, and it’s not easy.
Front-end development is an art, and it’s something that I’m not particularly good at. I want to improve because I want to create cool projects, and nothing looks cool unless it’s visually appealing. Most of the stuff I’ve worked on has been backend projects. I find myself more at home in doing backend projects. I… Continue reading Front-end development is an art, and it’s not easy.
Uncertainty about career paths in CS
For today’s blog, I wanted to discuss an issue bothering me a bit regarding my career in CS. So I originally went into CS wanting to mix data science and software engineering in the medical field. However, entering this program, I realized that it’s taken me to a software engineering role. Still, I don’t know… Continue reading Uncertainty about career paths in CS
Second blog post!
Hello, world! Welcome to my second blog post. This blog post follows my journey as I navigate the capstone project, so I like to write about its beginnings. So I’ve teamed up with two other folks who started the OSU program almost three years ago. Since we were working professionals with full-time jobs (and still… Continue reading Second blog post!
First blog: hello world!
I’ve actually never really kept a blog, but there’s a first for everything. Anywho, my name is Luis, and I’m completing my last quarter at OSU doing the online CS post bacc program. It’s been a long three years and quite a journey. How did I end up in this program by the way? Well,… Continue reading First blog: hello world!
Hello world!
Welcome to blogs.oregonstate.edu. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!