Room 2250

Room 2250’s "S4E4: Second Year Guide to CS" tells second-year U of T students what to expect from CSC 236, 263, 207, 209, and 258, while noting that CSC 240 and 265 are accelerated versions of 236 and 263.

Room 2250's S4E3, Just Chatting, opens on University of Toronto's September 23 return to in-person classes after a September 9 online start.

Nikita Varabay says Treasured builds 3D exhibits in the browser, and Charlie and Vlad frame the episode around his path from U of T to startup founder and venture capital.

Nikita Varabei tells Room 2250 listeners that junior developers need to handle small tasks carefully, think about the whole product, and speak up in standups.

["Room 2250 season four opens by linking Jacob Chansley's bid to testify against Donald Trump with a longer argument about ethics in tech.", "Charlie says he is completing a second-year computer science specialist at U of T, Chris says he is in fourth-year stats and physics, and Vladimir says he majors in cognitive science with CS and math minors.", "The hosts move through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and The Social Dilemma, arguing that recommendation systems, visible like counts, and targeted ads shape attention and mood.", "They finish with Earth 2, GameStop, and Blackberry nostalgia, treating virtual land, stock-market hype, and old keyboard phones as parts of the same tech-culture conversation."]

Host Anna Mulvey interviews Jack Denton, Editor-in-Chief of the Varsity, about his journey in journalism and the newspaper's role covering U of T news.

Hosts interview CS student leaders about their roles and discuss the podcast's news segment.

Hosts interview a computer science professor about his role and experiences at the University of Toronto.