#Team10Semesters

My name is Francisco Geada Rodríguez, and I'm a 9th semester (looking at a 10th with reluctant resignation) Computer Science student. If I had to say something about myself in regard to my career choice, it would be that I grew up in a household where a computer was commonplace (even though it wasn't really common anywhere), videogames were a staple, and we had a new printer each month because we somehow managed to break them as they came in.

Today I cannot imagine life without any of my gadgets, though, that may be a toxic idea depending on who you're asking.

Anyway, even though programming, videogames, programming videogames, and programming videogames (videogames revolving around programming in one way or another) are some of my interests, my life is not all about technology. I like history (recently taking an interest in authoritarian states which I hope will never come in handy), literature, music, and meditation.

My expectations for this course is to learn how to actually USE Ruby. I know the language, I've worked briefly with it, and I've worked on some very small excercizes for mere practice, but I don't think I feel confident enough to say I am able to program on Ruby.

Finally, since it's a requirement (and it saciates my ego, gotta say), I guess some recommendations are in order according to my interests:

Music: I've been listenning to Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson a lot lately, so if you like Radiohead or Progressive Rock, you should probably check them out.

Movies: I got to watch some of the Alien movies, good stuff.

Books: Been stuck with the same book for some time, Kaput by Curzio Malaparte, an italian journalist's viewpoint of WWII's aftermath while visiting some of the most affected places.