CS371p Fall 2020: Darshan Bhatta

Where did you grow up?

I was born in Nepal but moved to the US when I was 3. I lived in Illinois till I was 13 and have lived in the Dallas area ever since.

Why did you come to UT?

As I was looking for colleges to major in CS, UT was my main choice as it had the best CS program in Texas and it was affordable with respect to similar programs at other out of state colleges.

Why are you majoring in CS?

I’ve always had an interest in computers from an early age. At first, I was more into the hardware side of things by creating things like robots and building computers. After taking my first computer science class in high school, I knew I liked CS more than hardware because of the fact that you are able to create anything with software and be able to share it with the world instantly.

Why are you in this class?

I want to expand my knowledge about OOP and to be able to write cleaner code with an emphasis on design principles.

How much C++ do you already know?

I know that it exists and it is somewhat similar to Java, but I have never coded in the language.

How did you feel about the cold calling?

I’ve never had a class that cold-called students before, but I think cold calling is an excellent thing to have as it makes sure students are paying attention and don’t zone off.

What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

My pick-of-the-week is Kubernetes, a container management system. It makes it very easy to horizontally scale your system automatically, deploy without any interruptions, comes with a load balancing feature right out of the box, and is able to self-heal (ex: if a pod goes down it will auto-restart it). I think it’s a must-have tool to have in the back of your head when thinking about creating anything at scale.