Launch School

Oct 16, 2020

Deepening my understanding of object-oriented programming and honing my software engineering skills through the comprehensive and meticulous Launch School Core curriculum.

The posts here will also reflect some of my further explorations of the core curriculum.

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Vahid Dejwakh
Vahid Dejwakh
Software Engineer at Microsoft;
Lover of good music and poetry

Vahid writes about interesting ideas at the intersection of software, system design, data, philosophy, psychology, policy, and business. He enjoys coffee and has a palate for spicy and diverse foods.

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