Kalvium's first week is not a traditional college orientation. Five design choices set it apart, and each one was a deliberate call. Here's what each is doing, and what we'd change with hindsight.
Most engineering programmes put the capstone at the end. Kalvium puts the first one at the start of Semester 2. The decision had three constraints. Only one design survived all three.
Most CSE programmes teach basic C in Year 1 and put real software in Year 3 or 4. Kalvium puts full-stack in Year 1. Not for ambition. For the only design that closes the gap engineering leaves open.
