Field of studies Network and Systems Programming (studies in English) - Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology (Polsko-Japońska Akademia Technik Komputerowych), PJATK (Warsaw) - Bachelor's - Study Bachelor's and Master's in English in Poland

1. A website won’t load, even though the internet is working. What do you do?

Work out whether the problem is on my computer, the network or the server – I like getting to the bottom of things. Restart the router and try again. Wait for it to start working on its own.

2. Where are you with programming?

I write programs and I’m curious what goes on under the hood – how the system manages memory and processes. I’ve written a few simple programs in lessons. I don’t code and don’t plan to.

3. Do you ever work in a terminal, using the command line?

Yes – I’ve installed other operating systems and I like configuring them from the command line. I’ve heard of it, but I prefer windows and a mouse. I’d rather things just worked without me looking inside.

4. Several devices at home keep dropping off the network. How do you tackle it?

Check the router settings, look at the addresses and Wi-Fi channels, and look for a pattern in when it happens. Move the router somewhere else. Ask someone else to sort it out.

5. Your program is fast, but it slows right down when lots of people use it at once. What do you do?

Measure where the bottleneck is – memory, threads or the network – and only then change the code. Search online for a ready-made fix. Leave it as it is.

6. You’ll study in an international environment, in English: documentation, protocol specifications, code reviews and teamwork with students from many countries. How does that sound?

Perfect – systems and protocol documentation is in English anyway, and code reviews with people from different countries will show me other ways of doing things. Fine, though technical discussions in English make me a bit nervous. I’d rather study in my first language.

7. You read about an attack that exploited a memory-handling bug in a popular program. What interests you?

Exactly how the bug worked and how to write code that avoids it. Whether I need to update my own software. Nothing – that’s for the specialists.

8. You hit a bug that only shows up now and then and is hard to reproduce. What do you do?

Add logging, narrow down the conditions and keep digging patiently, even if it takes days. Look for a while, then ask someone for help. Let it go – if it’s rare, it’s not a problem.

9. What kind of work can you see yourself doing in future?

Building system software, servers, network infrastructure or embedded systems. Any job in IT. A job that has nothing to do with computers.

10. What motivates you most to study Network and Systems Programming?

The chance to understand and build the foundations that the internet and operating systems run on. Good job prospects in IT. I’m not sure it’s for me

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