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by groby_b 3425 days ago
> I loved it

You misremember ;)

I took a similar class, and like for everybody else I ever talked to, half of the wires were somewhat broken and caused intermittent connections. Solving the puzzle of building the system was fun, and quickly done - finding the &#(@ broken cables and replacing them was weeks of tedium.

I suppose in a way it was perfect preparation for a career in software engineering. Solve the core problem, and then spend significantly more time on actually making it work in a world the adamantly refuses to be pure and perfect.

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My solution? Dumpster diving for wire.