Feb 12
CS373 Spring 2022: Tanner Dreiling, Week 4
What did you do this past week?
This week, I spent a lot of time in my finance class. I worked on various projects, but the best thing that happened this week was finally learning how taxes worked and what I need to do to file them, along with what I can and can’t write off. It was interesting to talk about this with a family member and what exactly they can claim or deduct as a business expense/depreciation for their business. I also started Wordle. And I think I did well on that finance test this week.
What’s in your way?
I would really like to find a way to diversify my meals without breaking the bank. I have a couple of staples, but I’m really starting to get tired of spaghetti and meatballs and want to switch things up. In terms of school, it’s going to get a bit busy but I think I can handle it.
What will you do next week?
I have my staple project for Cloud Computing to do, we are likely going to get the next project in this class soon, and then I have multiple midterms coming up. One for finance AGAIN, and one for business law. So I should be kept busy for a bit.
What did you think of Paper #4: Pair Programming?
I thought it was interesting. Operating Systems taught us a lot of this, but it was nice to see some issues I had experienced with it reflected in the paper. The biggest one I usually have is staying attentive the entire time, which you think would be solved by being in a group to constantly monitor each other. And while this is true in a physical setting, it becomes a lot easier to slack off online. You just need to turn off your face cam and you can get easily distracted. So going forward I think I’ll keep my face cam on, or just toss my phone across the room. Whichever one keeps me focused.
What was your experience of exceptions and types? (this question will vary, week to week)
To be honest, I’m still a little confused and will need to go back and watch the lectures again. I thought I understood it, but then those quizzes made me confused all over again. Though I can definitely see the use of exceptions.
What made you happy this week?
So like I said earlier, I started playing wordle this week. It’s perfect to play while I’m cooking and I need the water to boil since its so quick and easy. Also just playing games with friends since a new event started in our game.
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
So I was looking up stuff and I think I came across a coding structure that we are likely going to implement or at least learn about. This structure is Microservices, and it is the process of taking one large code structure monolith and breaking it up into smaller, individual services. This seemed vague to me, but this article provides good examples of how it works and how it can be useful. And the instant I saw it, I thought it would be a natural fit for our later projects.
