Blog Post #1 – Luis Gonzalez

Why did you choose to go into Computer Science?

As an engineer, I deal with real problems all the time that could be improved or solved using programming or automation. This inspired me to learn on my own how to code/program to solve these problems at work. The more I learned the more I liked it and the more problems I was able to solve at work. But I reached a point where google and youtube was just not enough and/or structured well enough for me to continue growing as a programmer, so I decided to enroll in this post-bacc degree. Now I am one class away from completing this degree.

Why did you choose the projects you did on the survey? What makes them interesting to you?

My top choice was AI coder. In today’s day, learning to use AI is turning to be more important and I want to learn how to leverage these technologies to help me build projects that I am interested in and see if these tools can also help me be more efficient at work. I have 3 kids and my time is very limited, so being able to learn about these AI tools as my final project is very exciting.

What do you hope to learn from your project?

I am not exactly sure what to expect, but I hope I can learn to extract the most out of these tools to become a more rounded software developer.

What do you hope to learn from the course?

My hope is that it will be a combination of several things, such as learning on my own, learning from my teammates and learning from my professors.

What type of person are you, in terms of a group dynamic?

I work very well as an individual contributor and team player. Given that I have a wife and 3 kids, I try to do most of my homework during the week so that I can try to spend quality time with my family on the weekend.

Are you worried about working in groups? If so, what do you plan to do to make this experience better?

My biggest concern is that I’m in a group where my teammates do most of their homework during the weekend and coordinating things during the weekend can be challenging for me. But to minimize this risk, I plan on tackling things early and over communicate progress and concerns during the week so that I can minimize my coordination on the weekend