Programming Fundamentals

Old school Mario or old school Luigi?

You'll have to wait to find out!

What is one thing you have learnt through studying/teaching COMP1511?

Don't give up! Persevere, and you will get there! :D

I heard you were ranked #1 in Australia in the 2019 run of the limited-time Overwatch gamemode "Lucioball". Is that true, and how can I learn to be that cool?

Wow, what an excellent question! Indeed I was, but unfortunately they stopped running Lucioball last year :(

What's a useless skill you have?

Being able to name the first 251 pokemon in pokedex order. (Maybe one day I'll challenge myself to memorise all 1008 in order)

what's your mbti?

infj-t 😊

Why do I code?

Because I like bashing my head against a wall over and over again (jks it's actually really fun trust me)

What do you like about COMP1511? Any tips?

I think COMP1511 is so fun - you get to solve riddle "esque" problems every week and learn skills that will actually be useful. If you like sudokus, rubiks cubes, wordles etc. then you will love this course. My tip is to NOT FALL BEHIND!!! Holy canoly. I also studied Commerce and I could cram most of a course the day before an exam and do well. This is really not true for COMP courses, so make sure you stay up to date week to week otherwise you'll probably get a shock come assignment time :')

In which UNSW building did I set fire to a microwave?

Business School - it was an accident, I promise :/

did you ride here / is that a band shirt?

probably yeah

What have you been doing this summer?

Painting, drawing, climbing rocks and ... painting again.

What's a fun fact about yourself? (the q may be boring but the fact is pretty fun)

My grandpa wanted to name me Lara after the great cricketer Brian Lara lol

What’s at the start of black and the end of pink?

Blink!

Favourite era of lockdown?

animal crossing 🍄

Beloved time waster of the week?

Watching tech review vids of things I’d never buy ╰(▔∀▔)╯

What is your controversial opinion?

USB-C > Lightning

What is an unusual opinion you have?

All brands of water taste different. Cool ridge water is digusting.

Your dog ate your programming assignment?

It took her a couple of bytes

Why are you tutoring 1511?

Computers go beep boop

What do you do to unwind from work/uni?

I like baking (& eating) cookies and love teaching my dog new tricks!

What are your hobbies?

Acting, programming, reading, boxing

What is your best “I was today years old…” moment?

I always thought moles (the animals) are the size of small wombats until recently, at the age of 19, I was exposed to a picture of ‘A jar of Moles’ (very creepy) which made me realise they’re in fact only ~12cm long. I blame Chinese children’s cartoons entirely for spreading misinformation.

What's one of your life missions?

To eat food from every cuisine!

Are you good with computers?

no

Google sheets or Excel?

Yes

How many hours did you spend messing around with ChatGPT?

Yes.

If you could only choose three cuisines to live on for the rest of your life, what would they be?

Italian - I like pasta; Chinese - I like fried rice; Japanese - I like sushi

What is your life goal?

To own a dog cafe

What is your favourite movie?

Inception! :D

What is the most important skill you learned doing COMP1511?

Learning to embrace the process of learning.

What is recursion?

Well to answer that question, first we need to know what is recursion?

Am I testing my code or is my code testing me?

Probably both :,)

Why are linked lists better than arrays?

for the same reason valorant is better than league ;)

When do you best find solutions to code?

When I'm sleeping. I used to have dreams of myself solving code and get mad because I wouldn't remember the solution when I woke up.

How many times did you move house in the last year?

...yes

how to improve at coding fast?

vertical monitor, a mechanical keyboard and ample LED lights

Recent obsession?

Old Nintendo DS games :o

Are there any permanent side effects to majoring in CompSci?

no!;
not as fair as i_m aware at least;
if (i didn_t tell you i did comp_sci) {
    i think it_d be pretty hard to tell;
}

What do you do in your spare time?

I usually enjoy spending my time building 3D printers which set on fire from wiring them wrong.

Why am I here?

Computers beep boop beep

Ethics aside, if you had to eat a first generation Pokemon, which one would taste the best?

Ditto

What’s your hobby?

Film photography! I love capturing little moments to tell my life story. Also been getting into cinematography but it’s a work in progress 💡

Why is your code so long?

I blame whitespace and documentation habits.

Why teach programming?

Green test cases! (not as fun when you have to write them) :')

Dark or Light mode Visual Studio?

Light

What's your pet hamster's name?

I do not own a pet hamster.