CS371p Week 7

What did you do this past week?

This past week was a slow one for me. I did take one test at the beginning of the week, but it was a quick test. The beginning of the week was also dominated by finishing up the project due for this class as well as one other project that was due on the same day. Other than those events and the usual homework, nothing of note happened.

What's in your way?

I am still struggling to understand many concepts in my Algorithms class. It takes me a lot of trial and error to either understand how an algorithm or proof works or understand how to create my own for the homework in that class. I seem to be able to learn how to do the problems in the end, but it is always with a lot of help from the TA, and I rarely get the right answer by myself.

What will you do next week?

Next week will be an adventure. Since it is the last week before spring break, a lot of my classes have tests this week. From Tuesday to Thursday, I have four tests from three classes, two of them being back to back at night. This all means that I am going to study a lot more than I usually do and that I need to get the assignments I can out of the way this weekend.

What was your experience of Project #2: Voting?

For this project, I did work with a partner. Last semester in my OS class we also did pair programming, so I knew what to expect going into this project. While I agree that it is very beneficial to have a partner while programming, it is also a little inconvenient to have to meet up with someone for only an hour or two at a time for many days. I imagine this concern is alleviated in an actual work environment since the partners are already in the same location, but for the next project I will try solo again. Another factor in this choice is that the project won't open until the start of spring break, and I don't want to wait until after the break to do the project.

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

My tip of the week is a pretty obvious one, but it is to start on the next project as soon as you can so you don't have to worry about it during spring break. I know I am going to do as much as I can before I go home so I can at least relax a little during the break.