“Now imagine you had to write a program for a school with 2,000 students, each with subjects, attendance, fees, and exam scores. Would you still write everything in one line?”

“Don’t thank me. Thank the syllabus. CBSE actually designed this well. OOP, SQL, stacks, queues—this isn’t random. It’s how real systems are built.”

Of course.

Rohan packed his bag. On his way out, he noticed Aarav, who usually sat at the back, staring blankly at his screen. His program window was still open. Only two functions written.

“Good. Then I’ll see you in the exam hall. Remember—computer science isn’t about memorizing syntax. It’s about thinking in structures. Breaking problems into steps. Handling edge cases before they happen.”

She marked a mental note: This one will build something real someday.

Rohan sat back down. “Remember the first program we wrote? The one to find prime numbers?”