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My best in class computing experience I would say is doing one of the first labs in 1440. I had messed around with python a little before I took the class, so I was not really sure the capabilities of programming. During the lab, I had this huge moment where I realized the capabilities of programming, and how powerful it could be. This really made my mind up to continue with the major, and is a big part of the reason I have made it this far.

My best outside the class computing experience would be working on the data structures labs. I did not realize how fast computers really were until I started to work with huge sets of data, and was able to run them through various data structures at more than unbelievable speeds. This was pretty exciting for me, as I could see the processing happening in real time. 




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