5 Aug 2023
I started my PhD program about a year ago. In my first year I have:
- Taken 4 “normal” 3-credit-hour classes
- Participated in 3 seminars
- Switched advisors
- Attended 2 conferences (PLDI @ FCRC, JuliaCon)
- Presented my work at JuliaCon
It’s been a lot of work, and there’s been a lot of stress. I’m in a much better place now than when I started, and over all I’m happy where I’m at and where I’m headed.
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3 Feb 2023
It's interesting for me to reflect on how my aspirations have changed as I've grown up. When I was a little kid I wanted to be a computer programmer like my daddy. I wanted to have my own cubicle and a work station and write Perl programs all day long in Emacs.
There was a phase where I had to shake my head at that—a cubicle-dweller? Seriously? After experiencing some open-office work spaces, the shoulder-high walls afforded a privacy and sound muffling that any hipster coder would be envious of.
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