Blog #3
What did you do this past week?
This week, I finished up the Collatz project and turned it in. Since I completed most of the code last week, but I merged my tests and completed all the necessary documentation this week.
What’s in your way?
Nothing is really in my way this week.
What will you do next week?
Next week, I will have to get started on my first project for Game Technology. I am completely new to the subject, so I suspect there will be a steep learning curve. The project is in a framework that I have never worked with, Godot. The project is pretty cool, as we are coding some kind of simple physics engine.
What was your experience of Collatz, the starter code, the makefile, its optimizations, and exceptions? (this question will vary, week to week)
Since I was in Professor Downing’s Object Oriented Programming class last semester, I already did the Collatz project in C++. All I really had to do was do the same thing but in Python. In my opinion, it was much easier in Python compared to C++. Since Python is weakly typed, we didn’t have to deal with integer overflow or any kind of segmentation fault. Last semester, I used the lab machines to complete my assignments, so I got to learn how to use Docker this time around. I will definitely be using Docker in my future projects so that they are more portable and contained.
What made you happy this week?
My brother’s birthday was this week, so I got to celebrate it with him. This is actually a pretty rare occasion. Because he is already working, we rarely to get to spend time together at this time of the year. This was definitely a big highlight of my week. Other than this, a lot of students coming to my office hours made me pretty happy.
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
My tip of the week is to get a nice pair of headphones. I know they can get quite expensive, but if you are living with others, I believe they are worth the investment. They not only reduce the sound coming from your roommates, but they also reduce the sound for your roommates as well. Especially in these times, you can probably make a lot of use out of them.
