Suhaib's CS Journal

  Look back at the HW1 Look back at the HW1 assignment and think about how you would approach it now.  Think about all the things we have covered and how far you have progressed. - Looking back at HW1 (the Markov assignment), I’d approach it with a much better understanding of the concepts now. In the beginning, I had some difficulty understanding how to implement the Markov chain and random text generation because of how complicated the different methods looked. But through the course, I gained more clarity on algorithms, handling edge cases, and how to structure my code for better readability and efficiency. I would also apply more testing in projects, ensuring edge cases are covered, and leverage better use of helper methods to keep the code clean. Overall, the learning from this course helped me approach the task with a more systematic and confident mindset.  Highlight at least two victories.  It is very important to celebrate things that go  right .  I...

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Who did you work with? I worked with my teammates Nasser, Noah, and Jian. What was your strategy for solving the Markov assignment? I kept it simple and just went step by step. After going through the instructions, I didn’t waste much time and jumped straight into the code. I focused on writing each method one by one, starting with the main functionality of the Markov class—building the word dictionary and generating random sentences. I also made sure to get the file reading and punctuation handling right. What was THEIR strategy for solving the Markov assignment? Nasser, Noah, and Jian all took a similar approach. They also worked through the assignment step by step, carefully following the instructions, and coding method by method. How would you change your strategy having worked on the assignment? Honestly, I wouldn’t change my approach because it worked well for me. The instructions were clear, and breaking the task into steps was effective. If the instructions were less clear...

  Work with some of your fellow classmates and go through your solution to project 1: LDPM With whom did you work? I worked with one of my teammates named Nasser.  What was your strategy for solving the assignments?       -  Did you start writing code right away? Did you plan it out on paper?  I have a very simple way of doing these kinds of assignments. I open the directions and start following the order and do it step by step. Thankfully we have clear enough directions to do that or else I wouldn't be able to as these projects are a little complex. I also don't like games at all so making a game is even harder for me. After looking through directions I just started coding method by method with the directions given until I completed it.       -  What was THEIR strategy for solving the assignments Nasser said he did the same thing.       -  How would you change your strategy having worked on the as...

 Project 1 Part 1 and 2 Reflection: Who did you work with? I worked with all my teammates: Jian, Nasser and Noah What improvements would you make to your code/what was suggested? Based on the feedback I received, I would work on simplifying the logic in some of the methods, like attackModifier() and calculateAttackPoints(). These methods can be optimized and made clearer, as the game didn’t require overly complicated logic. I would focus on reducing the reliance on if statements and instead explore alternative approaches to handle multiple conditions more efficiently. Which unit tests were the hardest to pass? defTest. That one was very hard to pass for some reason. And the others I found out weren't passing because of the calculation methods not being correct. After editing those it passed.  How do the existing tests function and could they be improved? I think they function pretty nicely and can't think of any practical improvements as of right now...

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