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Programming & Its Quirks

13 Dec 2023

Introduction To many, coding may seem like a big hassle. You write all this code so that you can print a coherent sentence to the console. But my Software Engineering class helped me understand and learn many ways to make...

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AI is Everywhere

21 Nov 2023

Introduction Once a science fiction storyline, AI has grown to become a major industry that is expanding into a phenomenon that made its way to the general public. This expansion of AI could improve our ability to learn, but when...

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You Can't Build a House Without a Blueprint

05 Oct 2023

The title is very wrong: you can definitely build a home without a blueprint. Would the house have a built-in sauna and pool? No, but it might satisfy your basic needs for a home. It might be stable enough to...

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Coding Standards, Capiche?

21 Sep 2023

!N+R0DUC+1ON Y0uC@N probab!y r3ad th!sS3nt3nc3,but!tMight be a!ot h@rderth@nusua!. In one quick sentence, I just described the importance of having a coding standard. My professor in my Software Engineering class preaches the importance of having a good coding standard for all...

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Java: getRoasted();

29 Aug 2023

getRefamiliar(); Imagine a child, taken away from his homeland of China to Japan. Sure, Kanji looks like his native Hanzi writing system, but the meaning doesn’t exactly translate the same. Like a child stripped of language, I felt the same...

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The Brief History (& Future) of Chad Maeshiro

25 Aug 2023

Past I vaguely remember sitting silently in my room when I was in preschool, conflicted with the question my teacher had asked me that morning: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” There in front of my...

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Dumb & Dumber

09 May 2023

Just like accidentally leaving a light on, or forgetting to check if there is someone behind you while opening a door, there are small things that we can mindlessly forget to check or do. But imagine after lending a pencil...

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