Day 1 Reflection

Day 1

Date: January 6, 2020


This was the day where my journey in SPO600 began. We covered the basics of a computer's architecture and what it means to optimize your software. This includes how the CPU and RAM talk to each other as well as a basic overview of the makeup of each part. Such as how blocks of RAM are laid out and how each block is identified by the CPU. One concept that I thought was really fascinating with was the impact of optimizing your code. As initially I thought by making your code more efficient you would just make the computer run faster. But I learned in addition to that more efficient code could lead to lower power/battery consumption and better temperatures for the computer. This concept stood out from me as it made me realize that faster code isn't just about making your program faster but also about improving the overall experience for the computer and the user.


Overall while this day was quite daunting to me as I have never done anything this low level in programming before. I look forward and sort of nervous to what ideas and experiences this course will expose me to.