Blog #2
What did you do this past week?
This past week I coded up the Collatz project. I took OOP with Professor Downing last semester, so I basically just had to translate my code from C++ to python.
What’s in your way?
Before this week started, I was worried that taking 5 classes as well as a proctor position would take up an extreme amount of time, but I am working to balance out my work and studying.
What will you do next week?
Next week, I will start of my first project for game technology. It is something completely out of my comfort zone, so it will be fun diving into the unknown.
What was your experience of assertions, unit tests, and coverage? (this question will vary, week to week)
The introduction of assertions was pretty cool to me. I will definitely start putting in assertions into my code to make sure I’m not overlooking anything I think already works. The unit test framework that Professor Downing showed in class was pretty cool as it can run all of the tests even through internal assert failures. The coverage tool is also neat to help you convince your code works (at least most of the time).
How are you doing and holding up? What’s been most helpful for you in terms of support at this time?
I am actually doing fairly well. Since the pandemic started, I have got to spend a lot more time with my family. My brother is older than me, so I normally only get to see him on the holidays, but now I get to interact with him daily. Having familial support is definitely been this most helpful thing to me.
What made you happy this week?
This week, holding my first office hours for this class was pretty exciting, as way more students than I anticipated showed up. Talking to new faces and helping them through certain topics was certainly rewarding.
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
My pick of the week is Tabliss. This is a pretty simple extension for Chrome and Firefox that basically transforms every new tab you make into a nice picture with the time on it. It doesn’t really do much practically but is fun to look at.
