Tech Stack

• Java
• C

Pre-Req Courses

• CPSC 213
• CPSC 221

Course Content

• Designing systems that don’t crash when too many people show up (aka scalability and reliability in distributed systems)
• Using layers and abstractions to make complicated things easier (or so they say)
• Routing, naming, and addressing (basically, internet GPS)
• How to deal with data loss, isolation, and performance issues
• Some good ol’ privacy and security stuff

Workload Split

• Participation: 4% (iClickers)
• Programming Assignments: 30% (anywhere from 3-5, depending on how nice the prof feels)
• Quizzes: 30% (5 mini-exams tested in the CBTF)
• Final Exam: 36%

Concept Complexity: 3/5

The theory part isn’t too bad—it’s fairly straightforward. But the programming assignments? Oh boy. Those PAs aren’t playing around. If you didn’t pay attention in labs, you’ll be staring at your code wondering what went wrong with your life choices.

Grade Difficulty: 3/5

Not the hardest course out there, but it does demand some effort. This isn’t a stroll in the park for an A, but a B is pretty doable if you put in the work. The average tends to hover around 75%, so you’re in decent company.

Content Engagement: 2.5/5

If learning how the internet works is your jam, you’ll probably enjoy this. But let’s be real, some of it can feel dry. That said, the prof does teach you how to send undetectable spam emails at one point, so there’s that!

Task Intensity: 4/5

The programming assignments are the main culprit here. They’re long and require lots of effort, so block out some time. The exam prep is less intense than the PAs, but still, it’s a time sink depending on how much content your prof decides to pack in.

Career Relevance: 3.5/5

If you’re eyeing a job at a networking company like Arista Networks, this course will come in handy. Even if that’s not your goal, the stuff about security and performance is super useful. I even ended up using some of what I learned in one of my co-op jobs. Plus, as a CS major, it’s probably a good idea to know how the internet works, right?

Lecture Attendance: 3/5

Lectures are helpful, but a lot of the content is out there on the internet (ironic, right?). Missing a couple won’t tank your grade, but the lectures definitely help with exam prep. The labs, on the other hand, are essential for surviving the PAs, so I’d recommend showing up for those.

I’ll be reviewing each course based on a set of criteria that should give you a clearer idea of whether it’s a good fit as an elective, or, if it’s a required course, how prepared you need to be and when you might want to take it. Here are the key factors I’ll evaluate:

Concept Complexity

How challenging is the course material? Are the concepts easy to grasp or do they require significant effort and background knowledge?

Grade Difficulty

How tough is it to achieve an A? Is this a course where you’ll need to struggle just to pass, or can you reasonably aim for high marks?

Content Engagement

How engaging or interesting is the material? Is it something you’ll be excited to learn, or is it more likely to put you to sleep in lectures?

Task Intensity

How heavy is the workload? Will you be scrambling to meet deadlines, or is there a manageable balance between assignments and study time?

Career Relevance

How useful is the course content for your future as a software engineer? Will the skills and knowledge gained be directly applicable in a professional setting?

Lecture Attendance

How critical is it to attend every lecture? Let’s be honest, missing a class here and there happens—will it impact your success, or can you catch up without too much trouble?

By rating courses based on these criteria, I hope to give you a better sense of what to expect and help you make choices that suit your personal goals and study habits.

You can pick as item to see how to apply in markdown.

Especial Elements

• Evidence
• Side-by-Side
• Star
• Especial Breaker
• Spoiler

External Elements

• Gist
• Codepen
• Slideshare
• Videos

Evidence

You can try the evidence!

Paragraphs can be written like so. A paragraph is the basic block of Markdown. A paragraph is what text will turn into when there is no reason it should become anything else.

<span class="evidence">Paragraphs can be written like so. A paragraph is the basic block of Markdown. A paragraph is what text will turn into when there is no reason it should become anything else.</span>

Side-by-side

Like the Medium component.

Image on the left and Text on the right:

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    <div class="toleft">
        <img class="image" src="https://ritikk7.github.io/assets/images/profile.jpeg" alt="Alt Text">
        <figcaption class="caption">Photo by John Doe</figcaption>
    </div>

    <div class="toright">
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    </div>
</div>

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Text on the left and Image on the right:

<div class="side-by-side">
    <div class="toleft">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</p>
    </div>

    <div class="toright">
        <img class="image" src="https://ritikk7.github.io/assets/images/profile.jpeg" alt="Alt Text">
        <figcaption class="caption">Photo by John Doe</figcaption>
    </div>
</div>

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Star

You can give evidence to a post. Just add the tag to the markdown file.

star: true

Especial Breaker

You can add a especial hr to your text.

<div class="breaker"></div>

Spoiler

You can add an especial hidden content that appears on hover.

<div class="spoiler"><p>your content</p></div>

Gist

You can add Gists from github.

{ % gist sergiokopplin/91ff4220480727b47224245ee2e9c291 % }

Codepen

You can add Pens from Codepen.

<p data-height="268" data-theme-id="0" data-slug-hash="gfdDu" data-default-tab="result" data-user="chriscoyier" class='codepen'>
    See the Pen <a href='https://codepen.io/chriscoyier/pen/gfdDu/'>Crappy Recreation of the Book Cover of *The Flame Alphabet*</a> by Chris Coyier (<a href='https://codepen.io/chriscoyier'>@chriscoyier</a>) on <a href='https://codepen.io'>CodePen</a>.
</p>
<script async src="//assets.codepen.io/assets/embed/ei.js"></script>

See the Pen Crappy Recreation of the Book Cover of *The Flame Alphabet* by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) on CodePen.

Slideshare

Add your presentations here!

<iframe src="//www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/hqDhSJoWkrHe7l" width="560" height="310" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe>

Videos

Do you want some videos? Youtube, Vimeo or Vevo? Copy the embed code and paste on your post!

Example

<iframe width="560" height="310" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r7XhWUDj-Ts" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

This note demonstrates some of what Markdown is capable of doing.

And that’s how to do it.

This note **demonstrates** some of what [Markdown][some/link] is *capable of doing*.

Headings

There are six levels of headings. They correspond with the six levels of HTML headings. You’ve probably noticed them already in the page. Each level down uses one more hash character. But we are using just 4 of them.

Headings can be small

Headings can be small

Headings can be small

Headings can be small

# Heading
## Heading
### Heading
#### Heading

Lists

Ordered list

1. Item 1
2. A second item
3. Number 3

1. Item 1
2. A second item
3. Number 3

Unordered list

• An item
• Another item
• Yet another item
• And there’s more…

* An item
* Another item
* Yet another item
* And there's more...

Paragraph modifiers

Quote

Here is a quote. What this is should be self explanatory. Quotes are automatically indented when they are used.

> Here is a quote. What this is should be self explanatory.

URLs

URLs can be made in a handful of ways:

• A named link to Mark It Down.
• Another named link to Mark It Down
• Sometimes you just want a URL like https://google.com/.

* A named link to [MarkItDown][3].
* Another named link to [MarkItDown](https://google.com/)
* Sometimes you just want a URL like <https://google.com/>.

Horizontal rule

A horizontal rule is a line that goes across the middle of the page. It’s sometimes handy for breaking things up.

---

Images

Markdown can also contain images. I’ll need to add something here sometime.

![Markdowm Image][/image/url]

Figure Caption?

![Markdowm Image][/image/url]
<figcaption class="caption">Photo by John Doe</figcaption>

Bigger Images?

![Markdowm Image][/image/url]{: class="bigger-image" }

Code

A HTML Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Just a test</h1>
</body>
</html>

A CSS Example:

pre {
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: .8em;
    white-space: pre;
}

pre, table {
    width: 100%;
}

code, pre, tt {
    font-family: Monaco, Consolas, Inconsolata, monospace, sans-serif;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.05);
}

A JS Example:

// Sticky Header
$(window).scroll(function() {

    if ($(window).scrollTop() > 900 && !$("body").hasClass('show-menu')) {
        $('#hamburguer__open').fadeOut('fast');
    } else if (!$("body").hasClass('show-menu')) {
        $('#hamburguer__open').fadeIn('fast');
    }

});

Example of project - Indigo Minimalist Jekyll Template - Demo. This is a simple and minimalist template for Jekyll for those who likes to eat noodles.

What has inside?

• Gulp
• BrowserSync
• Stylus
• SVG
• No JS
• 98/100

Check it out here. If you need some help, just tell me.