Glenn Downing
Associate Professor Of Instruction
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolGlenn Downing is an experienced computer science educator and former software researcher with a multi-decade career focused on preparing students for professional software development. As Associate Professor of Instruction at UT Austin, he designs and teaches practical, tool-focused courses in object-oriented programming and software engineering that emphasize Git, unit testing, coverage analysis, automated documentation, and pair programming. His background spans research and development roles at institutions like JPL, Los Alamos, MCC, and industry, bringing real-world engineering rigor into the classroom. Known for translating advanced engineering practices into hands-on coursework, he consistently prioritizes students’ employability by integrating industry workflows and tooling into curricula. An avionics and physics-trained engineer by education, he combines deep systems thinking with a long track record of mentoring new generations of software developers.
15 years of coding experience
38 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Christopher Columbus High SchoolM.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, M.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhysics, Physics at Purdue UniversityB.S., Physics, B.S., Physics at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignComputer Science, Computer Science at The University of Texas at AustinAeronatics & Astronautics, Aeronatics & Astronautics at Stanford University
Spanish
Stackoverflow
167reputation
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8answers
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Github Skills (7)
casting6
googletest6
polymorphism6
python6
jekyll3
jekyll-theme3
stylish2
Github contributions (5)
mrhota/cs373
Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
Contributions:112 commits in 2 months
pfista/cs371p
Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
Contributions:85 commits in 2 months
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