semester review

software engineering course at university of texas.

i’ve been posting each week this summer about my software engineering course that i’m taking at ut. the final writing task is to summarize the experience for someone considering taking the course next semester.

the good

there’s too much to put here. the course is great. just take it. here are a few highlights:

• you end up with a nice project you can post online
• you get experience collaborating with others on a software project
• the lectures demand your attention, so you end up learning the content
• you get to know your classmates much more than typical courses
• you get experience with a lot of relevant technologies

all of these serve to accomplish the courses main goal: getting you a job.

the bad

it’s a lot of work. you may have to deal with people you don’t like. and that will all be for nothing if you never intend to get a software development job.

in conclusion

take the course and have fun ☺.

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