Computer Science

Software Engineering Study Guide

Beyond coding — version control, testing, design patterns, code review, agile, and shipping production software.

Core topics in Software Engineering

Software engineering is hard to teach in a classroom because it's mostly judgment — knowing when to test, when to refactor, when to ship.

Fennie generates scenario-based judgment problems (technical-debt tradeoffs, testing strategies) that get at the actual skill.

Variable — depends on the instructor. The skills matter; the course often doesn't teach them well.

Some still essential (Strategy, Observer, Factory). Others are anti-patterns in modern languages.

Yes — paste code and Fennie can identify common issues and suggest improvements.

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Arrays, linked lists, trees, graphs, hash tables, heaps — and choosing the right structure for the problem.

Algorithm design and analysis — divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy, graph algorithms, and complexity theory.

Processes, threads, synchronization, memory management, file systems, and virtualization.

TCP/IP stack, application protocols, routing, security, and modern network architecture.