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Have you ever been curious on how a computer science/software engineering major might be like? As a student of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, I'll hand you my reviews, tips, and experiences regarding the courses any aspiring computer scientist or software engineer must take in order to grad…

Andres Arriaga


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    From DevOps to Implementation Manager at Fiserv!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 25:41


    Sometimes we make changes in our lives based on our self-awareness. The things we like, the games we play, the food we eat, and the way we create. In this episode I'll share with you the roles and responsibilities of an Implementation Manager at the #1 Fintech company in the world.

    Let Me Know Your Thoughts!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 1:18


    Hello guys! It's been a while since we had an episode, but I plan to change that really soon with your help. Please let me know what kind of content you would like to listen to on the podcast and I will take each suggestion into consideration for the next episodes! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andres-arriaga/support

    S4.3 - Programming Languages feat. Jostin Álvarez

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 28:05


    Sorry for the wait! After a long time I decided it was about time to come back with the rest of the Semester. On this episode we will be talking about the Programming Languages course and how it's really not about the languages altogether! We talk about the paradigms and the differences they have. Not only that, we have a very special guest with us! Jostin Álvarez alvarez.jostin@gmail.com

    B.19 What is Docker? Why Should You Care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 20:35


    Today we explore the world of Docker! What is it exactly? How does everyone know about it? Why is it useful? Turns out the the answers to many of these questions are just clear and simple, and in this episode we are going to go over them!! Hope you like some virtualization :)

    B.18 DevOps: What is DevOps? (Initial Steps)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 23:14


    Buzzing word right? DEV OPS. What is it exactly? What makes it different? Why is it so hot right now in tech? I wanna tell you from my experiencce as an intern what DevOps is and what it means to my work. This and more, on this episode :)

    B.17 Getting an Internship at a Tech Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 24:10


    Hello! I'm back with some interesting and technological news! Good to be back and share with you all my experience at trying to get an internship position at a technology company :) Hope you enjoy!

    Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 3:35


    If you want to start your own thing through a business, professional development, or a personal brand as a software engineer or computer scientist, then you HAVE to check out the podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3TBYu2EZsxJ6vQJ2bso769 Specially the last episode: Lean Startup Methodology!!

    S4.2 - Databases II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 15:21


    A course that's about NoSql databases and new technologies! If you are a techy individual who loves to learn about new technologies and new ways of solving problems then look into this one! This course was hard on me. If I could pass, so can you! Today I share two of my most painful tips; they could help you out a ton in college and in life! Welcome to the world of Databases II :)

    S4.1 - Software Requirements

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 20:24


    The genesis of the software development cycle. Listen to the course that teaches you how to specify requirements and deal with clients in order to develop a project that completely satisfies the client's needs! Good requirements means cheaper projects and safer outcomes :)

    S3.4 - Reviewing the 3rd Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 22:18


    This is our third checkpoint in the podcast! Tune in for tips in each of the courses in this semester :) This was my rise of the dark night, so I hold this semester highly!

    S3.3 - Linear Algebra for Computer Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 14:40


    As we have been saying, fundamentals are key. This is because technology is always changing, and your work will most likely omit lots of technicalities. Linear Algebra comes to strengthen those fundamentals in mathematics, logic, and algebraic structures. Plus, this course is 100% necessary for computer-graphics-related careers.

    S3.2 - Analysis of Algorithms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 24:23


    Efficiency is underestimated. Complexity can be measured. Turing Machines define the nature of problems. Computer science is, for the first time, studied in depth! Join us on this exciting episode where we explain numerous pivotal concepts for the analysis of algorithms as well as some computer science basics! Also, check out Andrew Sario's podcast, Engineering IRL, on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3UZPfOvNwQkaCA1jLIOxp4 or Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sariodev

    S3.1 - Databases I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 19:41


    Databases are actually not boring? Well yeah, turns out that you can program stuff in them and there are different kinds of cool structures to retrieve information! Tune in for an overview of the introductory course to data bases and team work advice! Pun alert: There will be a SQL to this episode called Databases II :)

    S2.5 - Reviewing the 2nd Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 21:58


    This is our second check point in the podcast! Today we go over the most important points in each course of the semester and I share some useful and interesting stories about ups and downs I had in my second semester of college. Hope you find helpful insights and value from my experiences!

    S2.4 - Calculus for Computer Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 20:02


    Calculus is here! But wait, isn't calculus only for real engineers? Well, you'd be surprised! Calculus is not only vital for Linear Algebra (which is vital for computer graphics), it's also common knowledge between engineers and scientists. Hop on to learn the basic concepts and my number 1 tip for math courses on this episode!

    Update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 2:03


    Just a quick update on some upgrades done to the podcast!

    S2.3 - Computer Architectures

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 20:48


    The sequel to the Fundamentals of Computer Organization Course! We talk about the major concepts of a computer's architecture as well as some of the contents in the course. Fun fact, I failed this course but aced it later on. If you fail a course, don't worry, it doesn't define you, and you will be successful by standing up again and again! :)

    B.16 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Containers and Cloud Computing II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 38:50


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.15 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Containers and Cloud Computing I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 61:07


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.14 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Deep learning with python)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 94:48


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.13 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Unsupervised Learning methods)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 88:21


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.12 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Visualization with Python)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 48:52


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.11 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Python Pandas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 47:36


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.10 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Supervised Learning methods)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 78:14


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.9 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Spark Framework and MLlib)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 90:13


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.8 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Advanced Python Programming II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 47:35


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.7 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Advanced Python Programming I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 82:20


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.6 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Big Data Analysis with Spark)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 76:49


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.5 - Costa Rica Big Data School (From Hadoop to Spark cluster)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 76:25


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.4 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Intro to Python Programming II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 51:45


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.3 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Intro to Python Programming I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 97:24


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.2 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Introduction of MapReduce and Hadoop)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 85:49


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    B.1 - Costa Rica Big Data School (Intro to TACC System and HPC basics)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 72:29


    Bonus round! I attended the Costa Rica Big Data School, a five-day event where two speakers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center spoke about current computational subjects like object-oriented programming in Python, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hadoop, and other important technologies. Hope you guys can find valuable knowledge here!

    S2.2 - Data Structures

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 19:39


    Just as bridges, streets, and buildings are vital structures for a modern society, so too the data structures are pivotal in the computational world. Today we explain what data structures are, their basic building blocks, and other bits and pieces! Importance of data structure knowledge for a computer scientist or software engineer is 15/10 (no kidding)!

    S2.1 - Object-Oriented Programming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 27:42


    Hey! It's season 2! New courses, new tips, new stories, but the same energy! Today we talk about the Object-Oriented Programming course and how it is actually the beginning of the software engineering branch in the major. Remember, fundamentals are key for the future, so this one is extremely important, that's why it's longer!

    S1.6 - Reviewing the 1st Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 19:24


    Check points are important in video games you know? In life, society, podcasts... Today I introduce myself! :) Hoping that I will be able to bring some perspective and value to you. We also go over the most important aspects of this season's episodes!

    S1.5 - Technical Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 11:24


    What? Communication? How is that going to help me become a computer scientist or a software engineer? This course will not only help you become a good professional, but it will also give you some amazing and valuable skills for your life.

    S1.4 - Programming Workshop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 14:14


    Coding scenarios, bugs, error messages, mistakes, pressure! We learn about programming in a real work environment. We discuss different options to learn how to program such as coding bootcamps and how they differ from a college path. We also mention the importance of good foundations in programming for a solid career.

    S1.3 - Introduction to Programming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 15:30


    The first steps in order to become a great problem solver! Exciting stuff I tell you. We learn about what Introduction to Programming is intended for. We mention the important concepts to learn from this course as well as a little bit of recursion!

    S1.2 - Fundamentals of Computer Organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 17:12


    This is the perfect leveling course for all you not-so-naturally-techy people out there like me! The fundamentals of the core tool in our discipline, a computer. We describe the important concepts that you learn from this course. We also talk about numeral systems and the importance of binary to understand the internal logic of a computer.

    S1.1 - Discrete Mathematics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 14:09


    How does math work exactly and how does it relate to computer science? Well, it's logical (pun). We describe what is the Discrete Mathematics course and what you can expect to learn from it. I also share some anecdotes and tips that I picked along the way on my first semester of college.

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    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 2:53


    Hello! My name is Andrés Arriaga, senior computer science/software engineering student, and I will be your host! On this episode we introduce the podcast and a general description of what you can expect from it.

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