Suhaib's CS Journal

  Week 1 Learning Journal: Reflection on HW 01 and Other Assignments: Week 1 we worked on multiple assignments. Since these are all 8-week courses, we have to learn really fast which is a big challenge for me. I'm the type of person to work better as the days go on and the more I get used to something. As soon as I'll grasp everything here we'll already be finishing up with the course. Anyways, I worked on CodingBat exercises, learning UML and JUnit, setting up the LDPM project, etc. I really liked the Project 1 starter and IntelliJ stuff as I got to use the software and get accustomed to it. I am feeling more comfortable everyday as I use it. I can say I feel proud that I can use such a software. One of the challenges with this class is the Git platform. That will take a bit to get used to. “The submission is missing the screenshots of fields and auto generated setters+getters.” I received this comment in the first check in for the big project that’s coming and this was on...

Week 0 was mainly introducing us to Java. I haven't coded in this language for over a year so it was really rusty for me. However, thanks to Codingbat, I got to relearn some of my java capabilities. Here is a recap: Did you plan it out or throw code at it? In the first few exercises I did initially try just throwing code at it. I quickly realized that this was more than just solving a problem. We have to be systematic and organized as we learned in CST 300. You can't just get work done; you have to do it right.  What worked? I was thinking of hurrying through it and take only 45 minutes to an hour as it said it would take that long for these assignments. However, when I started planning out my solution and actually working through it, it took me much longer. What worked was to understand what the problem is asking from you and then to complete it step-by-step.  What DID NOT work? Throwing code at it didn't work. I had to look through the different functions and lines that j...

Part 1: Video Review #1 (Evaluation and Suggestions included) - Replicant Collective: Biomimicry Video Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOhBReFl5k 1. is the topic well covered?       Yes, very well. Intro is clear, then jumping into what they will present during this presentation.  2. is the presentation clear?      For the most part, yes. Speaker's spoke a little low or maybe audio was cut down during the editing of     the video and the background music . 3. how is the quality of the research?     The quality of the research is very good and is seen throughout the presentation.  4. how is the quality of the video production?     It is beautiful. The background music and video was very engaging and kept the audience engaged.  5. is the video engaging and interesting?     Yes. Because of the background effects, music and scenery.  6. is the team work evident?     Ye...