The first few weeks into 148 have been considerably simple. There isn't a massive jump course material wise and my professor Diane Horton seems to be taking the classes at an adequate pace.
Classes.
Though we started the topic in CSC108, we didn't quite grasp the complete complexities it involves. Don't get me wrong, it's not difficult, merely has a lot of little details that you need to keep in mind. I was initially very confused by the use of '__repr__' method. It took several lectures for me to understand it's working. Even the exact understanding of the use of 'self' took a while but eventually doing multiple labs and practicing on my own helped.
Assignement 1 has been posted and has greatly helped me and my partners Riya (http://csc148riya.blogspot.ca/) and Cindy (http://csc148x.blogspot.ca/).
We initially found the assignment really annoying as it could have been easily done in one or two functions ! Instead we were asked to make 5 different classes. But now that we're almost done, I have to say I'm happy with the result.
Im definitely enjoying this course and looking forward to the assignment grades (haven't even submitted it ha! )
Until next time.. !
PS- Good luck to everyone doing the assignment !
xx
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Friday, 23 January 2015
Why Geeks Should Write..!
Why should geeks write ?
According to me, there are three very simple reasons.
Firstly, writing is one of the most appreciated and celebrated form of art. Whether or not these 'geeks' use eloquent and fancy English is not the point. They express their art by talking about their passion and what could be more appreciated than honest and sincere passion ?
Secondly, the people who make fun of geeks are usually the ones that forget the fact that when they're using Google on how to make their printer work or what is the right use of __repr__ , its these geeks who come to their rescue. We often don't realize and forget that, these blogs and helper websites are made by geeks who know their stuff.
Third and the most important reason, its not about anyone else. Its not about appreciation or gratitude or praise. Its about these geeks who need to sort out their heads and ideas. Writing allows us to pen down what we sometimes can't say out loud. It allows us to share our ideas with other people. It allows us to clear our heads and look at our own work objectively.
Especially when it comes to coding, I find it extremely helpful to discuss my thought process out loud and discuss it with someone. Sometimes I find myself corrected, sometimes there's a better method to go about, and some lucky times, I find my method to be the best !
So, all in all,
Writing = Cool
Geeks = Writing
Therefore,
Geeks = Cool !
Until next time..
PS- Hope everyone had a good first few weeks !
xx
According to me, there are three very simple reasons.
Firstly, writing is one of the most appreciated and celebrated form of art. Whether or not these 'geeks' use eloquent and fancy English is not the point. They express their art by talking about their passion and what could be more appreciated than honest and sincere passion ?
Secondly, the people who make fun of geeks are usually the ones that forget the fact that when they're using Google on how to make their printer work or what is the right use of __repr__ , its these geeks who come to their rescue. We often don't realize and forget that, these blogs and helper websites are made by geeks who know their stuff.
Third and the most important reason, its not about anyone else. Its not about appreciation or gratitude or praise. Its about these geeks who need to sort out their heads and ideas. Writing allows us to pen down what we sometimes can't say out loud. It allows us to share our ideas with other people. It allows us to clear our heads and look at our own work objectively.
Especially when it comes to coding, I find it extremely helpful to discuss my thought process out loud and discuss it with someone. Sometimes I find myself corrected, sometimes there's a better method to go about, and some lucky times, I find my method to be the best !
So, all in all,
Writing = Cool
Geeks = Writing
Therefore,
Geeks = Cool !
Until next time..
PS- Hope everyone had a good first few weeks !
xx
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