Take Charge of Your Learning
When we were young, parents and society had impressed upon us what to do, what to wear, and what to study. As we grow older,... Read more
Author: Lenny Cheng
Prebuilt Solutions Might Not Be Enough
I recently transferred this website’s domain and hosting from Wix to Namecheap. Wix was great and offered many functionalities and good layouts but there were... Read more
From Windows App to Interpreter: Reflection on 2.5 Years of Learning Software
My first exposure to programming was in Grade 8 after hearing classmates brag about creating a computer virus. I soon began copying Batch scripts from... Read more
The Truth Might be Different
Several weeks ago, my roommate said to me: “What you hear might not be the truth. And what you see might also not be the... Read more
Find Supportive Partners
It might sound like common sense but our own actions and successes are influenced by the teams we work with. In high school, I had... Read more
Words and Programming
A single word succinctly conveys a complex subject. For example, the description “the fleshy usually rounded red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a... Read more
2B Course Overview
Intro We had six courses: four core Computer Engineering courses among which two were shared with Electrical Engineering students, one weekly seminar, and one elective.... Read more
Software and Money are Both Tools
Imagine a civilization that relied on bartering. You get this if I get that – tit for tat, apple for orange, donkey for horse, food... Read more
Thoughts on Prioritization (II)
This post aims to answer the question: How do we prioritize which software concepts to learn? Deciding which goals to prioritize is a strategic decision.... Read more
Thoughts on Prioritization (I)
My high school math teacher once assigned my class to write a paper that demonstrated a math concept and how it applied to real life.... Read more