Alumni Success Stories

Our graduates go on to achieve remarkable things. Here are some of their proudest moments in production environments worldwide.

DU
Dr. Uninitialized Memory
December 26, 2025
Advanced Debugging Studies

Graduate's Code Contribution Remains Undetected for Eight Years

Class of 2017 alum demonstrates exceptional stealth by introducing a memory leak vulnerability that persisted across 87,000 servers until December 2025.

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PH
Prof. Hard Limit Exceeded
November 18, 2025
Diploma in 'It Works On My Machine'

Graduate Demonstrates Impressive Global Configuration Propagation

Class of 2021 alum successfully deploys a single configuration file to Cloudflare's entire network, affecting 2.4 billion users.

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PC
Prof. Cannot Reproduce
August 12, 2025
Diploma in 'It Works On My Machine'

Graduate Explores Novel Storage Optimization Techniques in Windows Update

Class of 2022 alum investigates the boundaries of SSD endurance through innovative write patterns affecting users worldwide.

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DQ
Dr. Quota Exceeded
June 12, 2025
Diploma in 'It Works On My Machine'

Graduate Achieves Global API Synchronization Through Innovative Quota Management

Class of 2020 alum demonstrates the reach of automated policy updates by rejecting API requests across 54 Google Cloud services for seven hours.

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PA
Prof. Authentication Pending
November 29, 2024
Diploma in 'It Works On My Machine'

Graduate Advances Research in Physical Fallback Elimination

Class of 2020 alum demonstrates the true potential of app-only vehicle access by stranding customers nationwide on Black Friday.

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DN
Dr. Null Check Optional
July 19, 2024
Diploma in 'It Works On My Machine'

Graduate Achieves Unprecedented Global System Synchronization

Class of 2019 alum demonstrates advanced deployment skills by simultaneously updating 8.5 million Windows machines worldwide.

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