I put together an application to reserve hotel rooms via sockets and python while studying in my program. With this application, you create a client-server working application where you connect to the server, authenticate yourself, and then book your room over a network.
This application gave me a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of networking and how things work within a client-server architecture in real-world situations. My ability to think through problems logically and find solutions became much stronger. This experience directly relates to my career in cybersecurity because it shows how a network of systems interacts and where there could potentially be vulnerabilities.