CS 373 Fall 2021 Blog 9

What did you do this past week?

This past week, I mostly worked on the front end of the SWE project. I worked on pagination and consuming the back end API to create dynamic instance pages. I also worked on a couple other assignments in my other classes.

What’s in your way?

There is not much in my way as of right now. I do have a couple assignments due within the next couple of days, but I am confident that I can finish them at a reasonable time.

What will you do next week?

Next week, I will finish any remaining tasks for the front end for the second phase of the SWE project and submit the project. I will also work on any other assignments I have in other classes.

If you read it, what did you think of the Paper #8: Interface Segregation Principle?

I did read this paper. I thought that it brought up a lot of good pointers when designing code. One thing that I like about this was that it really considers how our current changes can be affected in the future, even if we do not know the types of changes that will be implemented later on. Also, this week’s principle ties into the previous weeks’ principles as well in terms of thinking about functionality of derivatives of classes. This week’s paper has useful information that I will use when programming on large scale projects in the future.

What was your experience of functions, closures, and decorators? (this question will vary, week to week)

Decorators are an interesting concept. I have not encountered anything similar to this. However, I am not completely sure about their applicability in any future projects. Functions are closures were nice to learn about too.

What made you happy this week?

I tried out a couple new restaurants in Austin this past week since my friends were recommending them to me. All of them were pretty good, and I was glad that I finally tried them out. I will like to try out more new places before the semester ends.

What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

My tip of the week is to make sure you are getting a good night worth of sleep. I know that it seems obvious, but as college students we are tempted to work hard and play hard, which may cut into our sleep schedule. It is really not good to do in the long run, and it may affect your health and concentration currently. So, you should do yourself a favor and get some sleep.