Programming Fundamentals

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Lecturer

Sasha Vassar

What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

Doing something imperfectly is better than not doing it at all.

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Course Admin

Sofia De Bellis

She/Her

Graduated from Computer Science last year!

It’s a bug 🥲

No, it’s a ✨fEAtUre✨

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Course Admin

Grace Murray

she/her

4th year Mechatronic Engineering

Best programming joke?

There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't.

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Course Admin

Ibrahim Ghoneim

He/Him

2nd Year Computer Science

If you had to use a fake name, what would it be?

Ibrahim Ghoneim (They still don't know)

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Tutor

Andrew Polak

He/They

2nd Year CompSci/Maths/Stats

Favourite function? y = b*cos(x)

Why? It's just because of x

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Tutor

Vivian Zheng

she/her

3rd year computer science

what show are you currently watching?

gilmore girls because winter <3

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Tutor

Lorenzo Lee Solano

He/Him

Computer Science (Honours)

Are there any side effects to taking a CompSci Degree?

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Tutor

Catherine Liew

she/they

6th Year Computer Engineering / Biomedical Engineering

What are you most looking forward to in COMP1511 this term?

Helping students learn and working towards creating a fun and supportive atmosphere in classes!

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Tutor

Ben Kernohan

he/him

4th year Advanced Physics / Mechatronic Engineering

What is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything

42

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Tutor

Caitlyn Wong

she/her

5th Year Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science

What's your favourite part of commuting to uni?

Dogspotting at Moore Park!

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Tutor

Brianna Kim

she/her

5th Year Computer Science

What is your favourite snack?

Raspberry and mango Haagen Dazs icecream

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Tutor

Jon Atkinson

4th year CS

Why do programmers prefer dark mode?

Because light attracts bugs!

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Tutor

Olivia Tobin

she/her

Computer Science

What is your favourite board game right now?

I'm loving Wingspan + the Oceania expansion!!!

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Tutor

Xing He

he/him

3rd Year - Bachelor of Computer Science

What is your favourite VSCode theme to use?

FakeDonald's by Samuele Pignone

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Tutor

Noah Melamed

he/him

3rd Year - Bachelor of Computer Science

What do you do in your spare time?

I used to answer this question with "bouldering" but since a recent hip injury I've taken up Neapolitan Pizza making!

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Tutor

Daniel Slachov

he/him

3rd Year Computer Science

How many apples can you eat in a week?

A lot. As in 12kg of apples.

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Tutor

Joel Chong

3rd year Software Engineering

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Tutor

Jason Hon

he/him

3rd Year Computer Science + Mechatronics Engineering

Roses are red, Violets are blue

Unexpected '{' on line 22.

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Tutor

Liam Phillips

he/him

4th Year Adv Maths/Comp Sci

Why do programmers confuse halloween and christmas?

Because 31 Oct == 25 Dec!

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Tutor

Lucas Sutherland

he/him

Computer Science (3rd yr)

Best Smash Bros character?

anything but R.O.B. please god

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Tutor

Yelyzaveta Andrych

she/her

3rd year Comp Sci

How many roommates do you have?

Around ten, but getting more. And ... they are all plants.

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Tutor

Natalie Jordanov

she/her

2nd yr compsci commerce :)

fav place to sleep at uni?

the couches in hilmer <3

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Tutor

Irene Ling

She/Her

3rd Year Mechanical Engineering / Science (Pharmacology)

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Tutor

Daniel Le

2nd Year Actuarial Studies / Computer Science

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Tutor

Holly Field

she/her

3rd Year - Bachelor of Computer Science

!false

it's funny because it's true

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Tutor

Conrad Vernon

he/him

2nd year Computer Science / Commerce

How to help a dolphin that can't swim?

Teach it about the C.

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Tutor

Frederick Lu

3rd Year Maths and Computer Science!

What do you wish was different?

Nothing

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Tutor

Nathan Colyer

he/him

3rd Year Quantum Engineering & Comp Sci + Dip. Language Studies

Which place has the worst drivers?

Well after www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx, I'd have to say Atlanta Georgia (their driving test lasts 3 minutes and is monitored remotely by an 'instructor'!).

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Tutor

Kurt Strohmayer

3rd Year Advanced Mathematics / Electrical Engineering

Вивчаєте українську мову?

Ні, я не вчуся.

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Tutor

Diya Lijo

She/Her

Just computer science :)

Do you love food?

Undoubtedly.

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Tutor

Chloe McPhan

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Tutor

Thomas Aspinall

3rd Year Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science

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Tutor

Shayyan Ali

He / Him

2nd Year Computer Engineer

Why should you sleep?

Do you not get curious how a computer works? And ever wanted to make the components, operating system solve problems by building solutions? I think that's pretty cool. Also don't play LoL

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Tutor

Valerie Chan

She/Her

3rd Year Software Eng / Commerce

Favourite lego piece?

Lego brick separator

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Tutor

Tim Tang

He/Him

2nd Year Actuaria Studies/Computer Science

How do you implement fibonacci in C efficiently?

int fibonacci(int n) { int f[n+1]; f[0] = 0; f[1] = 1; for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++) { f[i] = f[i-1] + f[i-2]; } return f[n]; }

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Tutor

Max Davison

He/Him

3rd Year Software Engineering

Why don't programmers like parties? 🪩

Because they prefer functions 😎🍾;

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Tutor

Minh-Cuong Nguyen

He/Him

1st Year Computer Science

What is similar between coding and playing piano?

Both are performed by hands :D.

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Tutor

Marcus Benjamin Alejo

he/him

1st Year Computer Science

If the computer knows I'm missing a semicolon, why won't it add it itself?

I don't know. I really don't know.

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Tutor

Chris Wong

He/Him

2nd Year Computer Science !

Favourite manga?

20th Century Boys

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Tutor

Robert Huynh

He/Him

ACTL - COMPSCI 🔥

What's something you read that really moved you?

"Coding is art, and true art is open to interpretation"

However please note, this is not legal advice.

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Tutor

Trisha Suresh

She/Her

2nd Year Actuarial Studies / Computer Science

Why do programmers hate nature?

Too many bugs.

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Tutor

Mitchell Li

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Tutor

Daniel Zhang

he/him

2nd year comp sci/adv maths

How many times have you watched The Office?

Thrice as many times as there are tutors named Daniel in this course.

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Tutor

Sophie Moeskops

she/her

2nd year Electrical Engineering/Computer Science.

Why was the developer unhappy at their job?

They wanted arrays.

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Tutor

Ethan Scott

He / Him

2nd Year Advanced Computer Science

Why did the cloud break up with the data center?

It needed more space

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Tutor

Maanasa Koritala

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Tutor

Timothy Zhou

he/him

2nd Year Comp Sci 🙌

no thoughts

head empty

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Tutor

Ronan Green

He/Him

2st Year Computer Science

void prompt() {

// add answer here

}

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Tutor

Amber Lucas

she/her

2nd year mechatronic engineering / comp sci

Why do java programmers wear glasses?

Because they don't C

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Tutor

Natalie Townsend

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Rosemary Ai

she/they

2nd Year Software Engineering :')

What’s the vscode extension that every good programmer needs?

vscode pets :D

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Tutor

Artem Suiargulov

he/him

2nd Year Mechatronics Engineering / Neuroscience

New to programming? Let me give you a few pointers to get you started!

0x7fff5694dc58 0x7fff5ed98c4c 0x7fff5fbff874

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Tutor

Adam Gottlieb

2nd year maths/computer science

Fun Fact: My 7500 day birthday is coming up in July!

Okay maybe the fact isn't that fun, but the fact that I bothered to find out surely is

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Tutor

Chloe Yeung

she/her

advanced computer science

ram litmus test?

modded minecraft make toast

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Tutor

Wesley Donald

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Mechatronics Engineering

What has been you favourite course at uni so far?

COMP1511 🔥🔥🔥

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Tutor

Ananya Narayanaswamy

she/her

1st year Software Engineering

What animals were in your house?

Cats, Rabbits, Guinea pigs, Pigeons, Love birds, other birds, dogs, snakes, fishes, monkeys, and many many more...

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Tutor

Daniel van Heerde

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Computer Science and Physics

Why does technology always crash at the worst time?

It thrives on drama.

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Tutor

Isabella Bywater

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2nd year Mechanical Engineering / Advanced Science !!

Who is your favourite Doctor?

I love all the Doctors a great deal but the Eleventh Doctor has a special place in my heart.

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Tutor

Jamie Holdcroft

He/Him

2nd Year Physics/Comp Sci (With a minor in maths)

What app do I most frequently visit on my phone?

Surfline!

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Tutor

Rifa Jamal

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Software Engineering

Best study spot on campus?

Probably SEB basement or Ainsworth 🤔