CS 371p Spring 2021 Week 2/1 - 2/7

 


1. What did you do this past week?

This past week I held discussion section for my 312 students. I also held extra office hours to help students struggling with completing Tower.java. In terms of classwork, I worked on my Networks project where I am implementing a server using event loops in Python. I also worked on Collatz, which I was able to pass the test cases on HackerRank, but I am still working on finishing everything else.

2. What's in your way?

I am stuck learning about event loops for my Networks project because I have never used them before and the professor didn't provide much background information on them. I am also new to this Gitlab workflow which I believe I just need to get used to.

3. What will you do next week?

Next week I will turn in Collatz on Canvas. I will also prepare for my Networks quiz and continue making progress on the server project. Additionally, I will be working on my algorithms homework and turning that in on Wednesday.

4. If you read it, what did you think of the Continuous Integration?

I did not read this yet so I don't know what to think.

5. What was your experience of Collatz?

My experience is getting better with Collatz. After doing the assignment I feel more comfortable with it and I think it is interesting how it is impossible to prove correctness thus far- that someone hadn't already figured out how to prove it.

6. What was your experience of Exceptions?

I have had experience using exceptions in Data Structures, but not much else outside of that class. It is good that I got to have a refresher on exceptions in class and it seems we are finally allowed to use try catch blocks in our code (since we were discouraged to do so in 314).

7. What made you happy this week?

I just made steak for dinner and it was really good.

8. What's your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

My tip of the week is to communicate with your professors if you are struggling with the assignments. In my Networks class, lots of students expressed that they felt overwhelmed with the workload assigned and we ended up getting an extension for our first project.


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