Working with Large Codebases: Traditional and Agentic Software Engineering
CSE 190 at UC San Diego (Fall 2026)
Welcome to CSE 190: Working with Large Codebases: Traditional and Agentic Software Engineering! We are so excited to have you in our course! :) This course introduces you to the amazing world of real-world software engineering, focusing on the essential human-centered, agent-assisted practices required to effectively navigate, understand, and contribute successfully to massive, pre-existing codebases, using both traditional software engineering practices and modern agentic AI tools.
Schedule Overview
Lectures
| Lecture | When? | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| CSE 190 | Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 2:00 - 3:20pm | Design and Innovation Building (DIB) 122 |
Instructor Office Hours
Fridays 1:00-2:00pm in CSE 2106.
Tutor Hours
| Tutor | When? | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin | Thursdays @ 12:00 - 2:00pm | CSE B240 |
Team Meetings
Each team meets with its tutor for 2 hours every week. Locations will be posted here once scheduled.
| Tutor | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mia Chen | Mondays @ 10:00am - 12:00pm | CSE 2217 |
| Yuan-Kai (Kevin) Yang | Tuesdays @ 4:00 - 6:00pm | CSE 2109 |
| Sathwika Peechara | Wednesdays @ 11:00am - 1:00pm | CSE 2109 |
| Jonathan Ty | Wednesdays @ 1:00 - 3:00pm | CSE 3217 |
| Lulu Shao | Wednesdays @ 3:00 - 5:00pm | CSE 2109 |
Week 7 change: Veterans Day
Wednesday 11/11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday. Wednesday team meetings move to Monday 11/9 that week. If your team usually meets on Wednesday, you can go to any of the five team meetings that week, whichever fits your schedule.
| Tutor | Week 7 time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mia Chen | Monday 11/9 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm | CSE 2217 |
| Lulu Shao | Monday 11/9 @ 11:00am - 1:00pm | CSE 3217 |
| Jonathan Ty | Monday 11/9 @ 12:00 - 2:00pm | CSE 2154 |
| Sathwika Peechara | Monday 11/9 @ 4:30 - 6:30pm | CSE 2109 |
| Yuan-Kai (Kevin) Yang | Tuesday 11/10 @ 4:00 - 6:00pm | CSE 2109 |