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My Introduction to Computer Science

  • Writer: Amethyst Aurora
    Amethyst Aurora
  • Mar 12, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: Mar 14, 2020

After moving to Vietnam and realizing I was going to be in Asia for a long time, I decided I needed to get my degree while abroad. I studied political science because it seemed easy. Then I read "Sapiens" and "Homo Deus" because Obama recommended them. My. Life. Changed.


I started asking questions like when does the singularity occur? What can I do to prepare for it? Does everyone need to learn to code? If the only way to beat AI is to join it, can I become a cyborg? Please?


In 2017, I completed the computer science and cryptography challenge at the master level on Khan Academy. Then I finished Introduction to JavaScript. I changed my major to information technology. And I loved. Every. Second. Of it.




String [] amethystHobbies;
amethystHobbies.append("coding");



Above is a notebook that I used to solve the Cryptography challenge on Khan Academy. See my other first projects:





 
 
 

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