CS 373 Fall 2021 Week of 15 Nov - 21 Nov

What did you do this past week?

This past week my group and I worked on implementing sorting, filtering, and searching through the backend for phase 3, and we finished refactoring our database to be correct with foreign keys. We completed the report and finished the remaining items for Phase 3 before turning it in. I also worked on the final project for my Game Tech class, where we decided that we will be creating a PvP turn based combat game, similar to Pokemon in nature. I also started working on the final release of our app project with my iOS group, where our next step will be implementing map functionalities.

What's in your way?

The only big thing in my way right now is the sheer workload I have for all my classes. All of my classes are project based classes and while that isn't a bad thing, trying to juggle so many large projects at the same time is a bit overwhelming. I also find the project for SWE rather time consuming and I haven't had much time to focus on other group work as much, so I'm hoping that now Phase 3 is over, I can properly focus on other classes. I'm trying to finish the semester as strong as I can so I can properly enjoy winter break.

What will you do next week?

Next week I'll start on Phase 4 with my group. I also will continue to work on my iOS and Game Tech projects.

If you read it, what did you think of the Paper #13: Why Extends Is Evils?

I already read this paper before so it's not new to me. I think the author makes good points, but at the end of the day I don't get why programming languages would continue to support extends and other "bad" programing designs if it's supposedly possible to make do without them.

What was your experience of SQL? (this question will vary, week to week)

My only experience with these things were from working on the backend team for phase 2. I had to learn all these things from scratch, so I wish professor Downing could have covered these topics earlier in the semester. I feel more comfortable with them now since we got to practice with them a lot in class, and I find it pretty easy to understand.

What made you happy this week?

I got job offers from Amazon and AT&T for full time SWE positions this week, which was really exciting! I officially signed to work at Facebook/Meta as a SWE upon graduation though, so I'll be in Seattle by this time next year.

What's your pick-of-the-week?

My pick of the week is Godot. Godot is an open source game engine that is pretty easy to pick up and create 3D games with, and is what my game tech class uses to create our projects in. https://godotengine.org/

                                           

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