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February 14, 2026 8 min read

Northwestern CS394 Spring Software Engineering Course 2026

This post is background primarily aimed at potential students of spring CS394 software engineering with me at Northwestern University and changes for 2026

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May 26, 2025 10 min read

Using Vitest with GitHub Copilot for React Components 2025

This post discusses using Vitest with GitHub Copilot for writing unit tests for React Components

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March 23, 2025 11 min read

VSCode Setup Recommendations for CS394 Spring 2025

How to to set up your VSCode for the CS394 Spring 2025 course to develop typescript, react, firebase apps

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February 4, 2025 7 min read

Northwestern CS394 Spring Software Engineering Course for 2025

This post is background primarily aimed at potential students of spring CS394 software engineering with me at Northwestern University

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February 4, 2024 5 min read

Northwestern CS394 Spring Software Engineering Course

This post is background primarily aimed at potential students of spring CS394 software engineering with me at Northwestern University

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May 29, 2023 2 min read

ChatGPT / Open AI Outlook AddIn Tutorial Intro Part 1

This post is a tutorial based on some messing around with the OpenAI completion API, azure functions, and the office addIn model

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January 16, 2023 9 min read

The Year in Automotive Software Related Recalls 2023

The second in the series on software related recalls. What happened in 2023? Tesla has the most and biggest recalls related to software; but incumbents like Chrysler and Ford likely spent more money fixing their problems

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January 7, 2023 6 min read

Software-Related Vehicle Recalls: A Reflection on the Evolution in Automotive Industry to Becoming Software Powered

I've spent the past few years immersed in automotive software and seen its critical impact. I dig into the trends revealed by the NHTSA recall data and the urgent need for software quality improvements.

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