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+title: "Fall '22 Term"
+description: "Reflecting on the Fall 2022 term at OSU"
+pubDate: "Dec 11 2022"
+heroImage: "/post_images/leaves_in_autumn-qahan_village-iran.jpg"
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+Hello again. Well, the Fall 2022 term at OSU is over and it was my busiest yet. This time
+around my CS classes consisted of Introduction to Security, Software Engineering II,
+and Operating Systems. Operating Systems, in particular, proved to be a very difficult
+class. Unfortunately some of the material was very outdated or even inaccurate which
+only added to the stress of exploring new topics. However, it's my understanding that the
+class is also being redesigned and I am hopeful that future students will find it
+more rewarding. In any case, it gave me an opportunity to greatly expand my knowledge
+of the C programming language and explore the inner workings of Unix-like systems.
+
+Introduction to Security was the elective I chose for this term and it was quite a lot of fun.
+I really enjoyed delving into topics like cybersecurity, cryptography, and access control.
+Moreover, the projects had a very "DIY" feel to them which awakened my inner researcher
+and left me eager to learn more. Our final project was to write a report on the
+vulnerabilities in the
+[Damn Vulnerable Web Application](https://github.com/digininja/DVWA), which I may
+convert into a blog post at some point.
+
+Software Engineering II was all about verification during the development process with a
+heavy emphasis on different types of unit testing. Some examples of the types of unit
+testing we explored include black box testing, white box testing,
+and test driven development. The class culminated in a group project in which we
+employed Continuous Integration and Mandatory Code Reviews to work on a shared
+git repository.
+
+As I begin an eagerly anticipated winter break I'm making plans to attempt
+[Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com). This will be my first year participating, and
+from the date of this post you might notice I'm starting rather late (I took my last final
+yesterday, Dec 10). For better or worse, I've also decided to write my solutions in C,
+although I may rewrite some in Rust as well just for the practice. Naturally I'm also
+looking forward to some down time so for this first year I'm going to keep things casual
+and just try to have fun. Regardless of whether you celebrate a holiday this season I hope
+you have a wonderful time as we transition to winter, and I'll see you next year!
+
+*Photo Mostafa Meraji, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)*