Back to School!

It’s been awhile since I’ve been in school. When I last attended school, it was at Purdue University in the Computer Technology department. I loved the lab work and helping others figure out the problems. I was one of those annoying people who never studied but got good grades; probably because I spent so much time in the lab. I did the same in High School. I sometimes wonder if I had applied myself in either school where would I be today?

I am cautiously optimistic about going back to school. I was a pretty good programmer out of college. At my first programing job I earned the nickname “jack-of-all-trades”. I did everything from design to implementation. It was a great place to learn.

I switched from programming to testing to expand my knowledge. And BTW I really enjoy testing or I wouldn’t have done it for the past 20 years. The way I look at it, it is way more fun to find the bugs than fix the bugs. Although it is fun to program which sometimes introduces the bugs.

But it’s been awhile since I wrote my last if-then statement. So, I’ve recently decided to take an iOS App Development class for a certification. It’s a Pass/Fail course and online. In theory if I show up every week and do the homework, I should be ok. The class also has people there actually in a class, so it will be interesting to see how it goes.

Somehow I think taking a class today is going to take a bit more of my time than in the past. This class is said to move fast. Can my brain move as fast as it did in the past? Can I understand what the professor is trying to convey?

I have a great support system if I feel that I need it: I have a great husband who I can lean on with questions, a coworker is also taking the class, plus two coworkers used to teach the class, and then there are all of the other engineers at work that I could go to and ask questions.

I’ll be good. That’s what I keep saying. Belief in oneself is good for the self-esteem.

Wish me luck!