First Impressions

           So far, my impression of this course is that it will be very challenging, but I'm interested to see how it explores the more practical side of computer science. I have found that most of the computer science classes I have taken at UT are much more theoretical, and after interning for the past two summers I think that these classes don't necessary translate well into the real world. I feel that my first summer internship taught me more in 3 months than any of the college courses I had taken over the past 3 years. This class, on the other hand, seems as though it would be much more beneficial for the real world since the class stresses working with large groups of people and the benefits of issue tracking, etc. I experienced many of these issues first hand during my internships and found them quite challenging after being thrust into a new workplace system for the first time. Therefore, I am eager to see if this course can make the transition into the workplace much more smooth and hopefully less stressful.