CS373 Spring 2021: Vincent Huynh
- Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Plano, Texas.
2. What high school did you attend?
I attended Williams High School and Plano East Senior High school in Plano, Texas.
3. What was your favorite extracurricular activity in high school?
I played the double bass in my high school’s orchestra.
4. Why did you come to UT?
UT’s strong CS department and in-state tuition was very appealing to me.
5. Why are you majoring in CS?
I took computer science courses in high school and really enjoyed the aspect of creating something useful with code.
6. Why are you in this class?
I want to improve my software developing skills to apply them in the future.
7. What are your expectations of this class?
I expect to be putting in a lot of effort to learn and develop new skills. I also hope to make new friends.
8. How much Javascript/Python/SQL/Web programming do you already know?
I love working in Javascript and React. I also know a bit of SQL, but I haven’t used it since high school.
9. How did you like the two lectures?
I enjoyed the Docker lecture, and I thought it was very interesting and informative.
10. How did you feel about the cold calling?
I want to say I don’t mind, but deep down I still feel nervous even though I haven’t been picked yet, haha. I do understand that it is a good way to learn, though.
11. What made you happy this week?
I got my first computer monitor today! Hopefully it will help me be more productive.
12. What’s your tip-of-the-week?
Turning a monitor 90 degrees to make the display vertical can help when reading PDFs and eBooks.
