Introducing – Ryan Denney

• Software Engineer @ Microsoft
• OMSCS specialization in Computing Systems
• Baller 😎

What were your overall impressions of the OMSCS program?

• Definitely, know what you want to get out of it
• It’s tough! But do not dismay, CoolsterCodes.com is here to lead the way

What was relevant in OMSCS for work?

• Embedded work
• Operating Systems
• Distributed systems

What was your least favorite thing about OMSCS?

• Sometimes it was hard to understand what to expect out of a class
• Also sometimes it was tough to juggle work, life and OMSCS at the same time 😅

What’s your best advice for future students?

• Know your strengths!
• Ease into it

What was your first class in the program?

• Information security systems

What was your favorite thing about the OSMCS program?

• Flexibility!!
• This section is great, make sure to watch the video for more details
  • Essentially, it’s not as rigid as some graduate programs which Ryan compares one specifically

What were your favorite 3 classes at OMSCS?

• Advanced Operating Systems
• Robotics AI Techniques
• Tied between HCI and Network Science

Did you like the Computing Specialization?

• Generally yes but they didn’t have many options back in the day
• Now they have HCI and Perception

Would you choose Computing Systems again if you could go back?

• Maybe, I feel like Machine Learning would have been a more “hot topic” one, but I feel like Computing Systems is always relevant

Are there any classes you would try to avoid?

• Embedded systems, just because it’s all in Python, and you do only a little work in actual embedded systems

Thanks Ryan!