The first project in my parallel programming class is to implement a train scheduling system using threads (we will be coding this in C++). You can find more information about the project in my previous post. Up to this point, I’ve only dealt with sequential programming which means instructions are executed one at a time. It’s easy to visualize programs like that. Without running the program, you can easily trace through your code and know if something will be off.

This semester, I’m taking a class on parallel programming - EECS 690: Multicore and GPGPU Programming. It’s a funny story actually. I meant to take the Computer Graphics (EECS 672) class, but it was only offered in the fall. Then, I saw this 690 class that is taught by the same professor. I had no idea what multicore meant but I know GPU. It had to have something to do with graphics, right?

I am finally done with the design phase of TopSetup™! Time to start coding! 🤗 I just started learning Ruby on Rails about a month ago to prepare for my new internship at Brand New Box. I’ve used AngularJS which is another MVC framework, but it was JavaScript based. Easy stuff. Rails, on the other hand, is completely new territory since it is Ruby based. I can’t believe I waited this long to learn it.