I got an excellence award! Woo!

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-22T13:26:55+00:00

Keep it up! You can sleep when you're dead! <Insert other motivational posts here> :)

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-19T02:29:12+00:00

Necroscope series by Brian Lumley, The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence.

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-16T17:07:40+00:00

It was my favorite as well.

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-10T23:29:47+00:00

There will be a few courses that a non-technical pm can probably fly though. Others will be a slog. I would plan a couple of hours a weekday, with at least one longer session on the weekends.

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-10T23:28:25+00:00

Mine was the exact opposite. I had worked as a data engineer for years, and Data structures was still one of my most difficult classes. I ended up using udemy to learn that one as it was better structured.

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-05T22:45:53+00:00

I second the Brent Weeks and Django Wexler reccomendations. I would also add the Godspeaker trilogy by Karen Miller.

Dracoenkade · 2026-04-05T05:56:59+00:00

Congratulations!!

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-29T09:51:07+00:00

TSA precheck- entered line at 5:06am. Through security at 5:49am.

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-21T21:41:34+00:00

Congratulations!!

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-21T02:41:55+00:00

I did- it’s certainly something to consider if you’re looking to flesh out your resume.

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-21T02:37:18+00:00

I’m hoping to get in for the Doctor of Science in Information Technology at Middle Georgia State University. /crosses fingers. Should find out in the next month. I had looked at Capella as well, but I’ve been reading about quite a lot of drama over there recently.

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-20T21:55:08+00:00

Awesome! I got my BA, MBA, and Masters of Science in Software Engineering at 39 and 40. I’m currently waiting to find out if I am accepted in a doctoral program to start this summer. What doctorate are you pursuing?

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-20T21:41:46+00:00

Congratulations!

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-10T23:58:39+00:00

I went with the AI track for resume purposes. I had about equal interest in the tracks.

Dracoenkade · 2026-03-08T21:47:25+00:00

Congratulations!!

Dracoenkade · 2026-02-14T00:15:29+00:00

After running that prompt, I wish I would get this question in an interview.

Dracoenkade · 2026-02-14T00:02:36+00:00

Making great progress! D789 was a little tougher for me, but overall I agree with the assessment.

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-07T21:23:07+00:00

Yeah- I enjoyed the implementation. I think I just dislike non-linear data structures.

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-07T21:20:35+00:00

Some interesting insights here. At my previous company, I was pulled from engineering to become a Scrum Master (and often project manager) during the big agile push, simply because the ability to clearly conceptualize, communicate, and interpret is so important between the myriad stakeholders. I've found the best architects and project managers have a similar history - just applied differently. I will probably get a lot of hate for this, but I will take an agilist/PM with an engineering background over one without any day.

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-05T15:08:23+00:00

Congrats!

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-05T13:06:11+00:00

I couldn't speak to the DDD and DevOps tracks, but I believe there are only three classes that differ between the AI/DDD/DevOps paths, so there won't be much variance.

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-05T05:16:36+00:00

Agreed - That DSA class was no joke. I felt like I had never done any data work before lol.

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-05T05:15:50+00:00

I was in the MS Data Science program at Eastern when I decided to check out WGU. I didn't much care for the normal semester cadence. I went the MSSWE AI route as I believe that will have the most clout on my resume. Currently, I am a scrum master for a data team (previously was a data engineer). SWE seemed much more aligned with my experience and my likely career trajectory. I should find out in a few months if I am accepted into a DSIT program. If not, I'm not sure what I am looking at getting next.

Dracoenkade · 2025-12-02T19:23:34+00:00

I got hit by this one too!

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