The TAs speak in riddles. Ask for help, and they reply, "Have you considered the heap allocation?" No, Kevin. I haven’t. I’m barely considering my own breakfast.
The software environment is called "Eclipse-Requiem." It crashes if you look at it wrong. It saves your files to a void dimension if you forget to click "Save As" exactly three times. Also, the textbook costs $265—which feels like the universe has a sick sense of humor, given the course number. hsb133-265- software
At first glance, the course code looks like a robot’s social security number. The syllabus? A 47-page PDF with more red ink than a crime scene. But three weeks in, something strange happened. I stopped hating it. I started dreaming in its weird, pseudocode language. The TAs speak in riddles