Contents Preamble I was having trouble coming up with a title, but then I remembered last year, reading a couple of Cecilia Wang’s blog posts from the Inside World. I recall really enjoying them, and I would highly recommend checking them out if you haven’t! As a way to pay homage, I thought I’d use…Continue Reading Beginnings and Endings
Contents Preamble It’s quite strange, isn’t it? Just like that, and the year is almost over… When you least expect it to, time really does fly by fast ✈️. Weekly crisis aside, how has semester two of Software Engineering been? Well, it’s definitely quite different compared to semester one! As a prevailing pattern in Engineering…Continue Reading Part II Chronicles: Semester Two Recap
Contents Opening After four posts, it looks like I’ve written quite a bit. Hopefully, some of it has been useful, and maybe some parts not so much… But hey, if you’re getting tired of hearing from me (which I’m sure some of you might be), don’t worry! Diving right into our Q&A session, I’m absolutely…Continue Reading Software Perspectives: Insights from a Lecturer!
Contents Finding an Internship ENGGEN 499, or Practical Work as it’s commonly known, is a key part of your journey to graduation, involving 800 hours of valuable practical experience. Not all 800 hours has to be strictly Software Engineering, but it should have some relevance to your specialisation. The recording of these hours are done…Continue Reading Internship Insights: Paving Pathways in Software Engineering
Contents Opportunities Engineering offers a wide amount of opportunities. These opportunities, although present, do require you to take the initiative. Unsubsidised, moving into 2024, UoA engineering uni fees will be amounting to $53k per annum 😱… Not to be pessimistic, but that money is going somewhere, and if you don’t seize the opportunities available to…Continue Reading Opportunities: A discussion on Clubs, Conjoints and Exchanges
Contents Part Two as a Software Engineer I remember vividly, sitting in a lecture as semester one drew to a close, feeling overwhelmed – eagerly anticipating the upcoming break, hoping it would bring some much-needed relief. However, come break time, there was still a lingering sense of unease that I couldn’t shake off. I guess…Continue Reading Part II Chronicles: Semester One Recap
Contents About Me Hey there! I’m Victor, a Software and Math conjoint student, and I’ll be your Software Part II Blogger for 2023! Throughout the next couple of months, I’ll do my best to provide a holistic overview of Software Engineering. I’ll try to touch on topics that haven’t been extensively explored by prior bloggers,…Continue Reading Introductions and Reflections
Hey everyone, it’s me again. I’ve recently (and by recently I mean for the last 2 years) been rewatching The Office (US) and so if you’ve read my last post, you already know what’s about to happen – get ready for some terrible analogies as I tell you all about my experiences with semester…Continue Reading Sem 1: a review ft. The Office
You know how back in the days you’d rush back from primary school to get home in time to watch Spongebob Squarepants at 3:30 on TV2? And Spongebob would always find some way of giggling and saying, “I’m ready” in pretty much every episode? That was me at the start of last semester (minus being…Continue Reading An Introduction to Software Engineering ft. SpongeBob SquarePants
This is a little bittersweet. After finally finishing my last assignment for the semester, it’s crazy that I get the chance to reflect on my journey once more and tell you guys all about it. While I’m typing out this post, I’m reminded of what it was like for me last year. I remember carefully…Continue Reading Why should you choose software?