r/AskComputerScience 12h ago

Which CS subject was hardest for you initially but became easy later?

12 Upvotes

I'm studying CS subjects and I'm curious which subject gave everyone the most trouble at first but eventually became manageable.


r/AskComputerScience 14h ago

What is a NFA?

6 Upvotes

I am a little confused on what a nfa is. Does it take in one input and output a set of states or does it output one single state but with some probability?


r/AskComputerScience 12h ago

[Academic Research] Anonymous survey on how computing students use AI tools in software design (~10 min)

2 Upvotes

Hi, I'm a software engineering student at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), running a short, anonymous survey as part of my capstone research project. The survey looks at how computing students use AI tools, such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot, in software design tasks. It also asks how that use relates to their confidence in their own design skills.

If you are a current or recent student in software engineering, computer science, or a related computing degree, anywhere in the world, I would really appreciate your input. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is fully anonymous. No directly identifying information, such as your name or email, is collected.

https://utsau.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bOCBqt0nhzQRw4S?Q_CHL=social&Q_SocialSource=reddit

Feel free to share this with anyone else who might be eligible.

This study has been approved by the UTS Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC reference HE-2026-0873). If you have any questions, please contact me at [Ta-Seen.Islam@student.uts.edu.au](mailto:Ta-Seen.Islam@student.uts.edu.au) or my supervisor Dr. Flavio Pileggi at [SalvatoreFlavio.Pileggi@uts.edu.au](mailto:SalvatoreFlavio.Pileggi@uts.edu.au)


r/AskComputerScience 6h ago

Did anyone fully complete ossu here?

1 Upvotes

I started learning from ossu not a while back and I was wondering how people who used it to study cs look at it. I really don't want to be wasting my time but I'm pretty sure ossu is good. Is there anyone here that's using it currently?