Meet the COMP2521 Team!

What's your current Special Interest?

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In my free time I'm also learning to cook more yummy food (recipes welcome), and how to put my things away in logical places so I can find them when I need them.

How regular is your sleep schedule?

Thanks to Outlook's scheduled emails feature, extremely regular as far as everyone else knows...

What are your thoughts on persistence and niche data structures?

If at first you don't succeed, try trie again.

What's your favourite board game to date?

Slay the Spire: The Board Game

What's a shower thought you've had recently?

The people you'll ever possibly connect most with in your entire life, could never meet you properly if you spoke different languages.

Can you describe your coding style with a food analogy?

Fried rice! I hack things together until it suits my taste. I like to throw some rEGGex into the mix when I can 😊

What's something you hear far too often?

Segmentation Fault (core dumped)

If you could have an unlimited supply of one thing, what would it be?

Up&Go Choc Ice!

What animal do you most look like?

A monkey...

What's something you've learnt since coming to uni?

Ask and ye shall receive!

What's your most prized possession?

My point-and-shoot camera, which I bring everywhere I can!

Why do you look so tired?

I stay up until 2am drawing art far too often

What is the strangest thing you've cooked?

A goldfish. No Questions

What do you like to do most in your free time?

I love Travel, Hiking, and all things Motorsport!

Why does your hairline look like that?

Cos I didn't want to take the L, so I took the M

What is your favourite orange vegetable?

Carrots

Where are you from?

I grew up in Hobart and moved up to Sydney for uni in 2022 and now I live on campus :))

What is your number one bucket list destination?

The top of my bucket list at the moment would be a scuba diving trip to Raja Ampat.

What's your go-to order?

Five whoppers, and five, more whoppers

So far, what has been your proudest achievement while studying Computer Science at UNSW?

Sleeping 8hrs (almost) every night 😴

Who covered you in super glue back in primary school???

I did

What's your go-to dessert spot?

Yochi! (always pile up on the mochi)

Favourite bubble tea order?

Thai milk tea with lychee jelly NO PEARLS, half ice, normal sugar (Don't try bribe me!!!) 🧋

What's your super power?

Extreme-level of indecision on what to eat. No joke, I can turn "what do you want for dinner?" into a 30-minute debate.

Where is the best place to eat in Sydney?

MALATANG ZHANG LIANG CHINATOWN 💯💯💯

How do you do well in Comp2521?

You trie!!! :)

Got any life advice?

In programming terms:

Go and C the print("Hello World") && for i in 1.. {
    let explore:string = 'Opportunities';
    String make = "Memories";
    const eat = "Yummy Food";
    std::string alwaysHave = "FUN!";
}

How did the program die?

It was executed.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Llama farmer

How many software engineers does it take to change a light bulb?

None, that's a hardware issue

What is your greatest ability?

The ability to always suggest the best restaurants to try around the city - I'm curating my list 😝

What bone have you broken?

My pinky! I broke it playing basketball once and never played it again 😞

What is your favourite programming language?

English.

What do you like doing in your spare time?

Overanalysing whatever my current favourite show/movie is (and trying to get everyone to understand why it's peak fiction)

What is your weirdest hobby?

Late night Lime biking 🚴

What do computers and air conditioners have in common?

They both become useless when you open Windows.

What are some fun facts about marine biology?

1. Sponges, corals and sea anemones are animals
2. Scallops have up to 200 eyes
3. Mantis shrimps, which are neither shrimps nor mantises, can punch things with the force of a bullet

What's the best lunch spot on campus?

Yallahhh 🔛🔝🔥

What's the best sport?

In my opinion the most enjoyable is cycling! Cycling with friends is really relaxing and even better if you can integrate it into your commute. Remember to wear a helmet :)