What did you do this past week?

In OOP, we were introduced to the next project – the Allocator project. This project seems more challenging than Voting and Collatz, so I’m really looking forward to working on it. Outside of OOP, I had a midterm in intro to computer security, which went well.

What’s in your way?

Not a whole lot. Because the next OOP test is quite a ways away, I only have to worry about the next project and the quizzes. I’ve finally finished my first set of midterms so these next few weeks should be more easy-going. One thing I am a bit concerned about is an upcoming credit-by-exam in Chinese that I am taking. I’ve been learning it on my own for almost a year now for fun, but I figured I might as well try to get some college credit out of it. This test is the Tuesday after the break, which gives me a whole class-free week to prepare.

What will you do next week?

It’s Spring Break, so I’m mostly going to relax. I plan on getting most of the next OOP project done. Thankfully, we spent a good amount of time in class going over the project, which makes me fairly confident that it won’t be too difficult.

What’s my experience of the class?

My experience of this class has been great. The daily quizzes aren’t fun, but the lectures and projects have been great. In the coming lectures, I hope we will start to discuss more about OOP principles. Right now the content of the class has mostly focused on the intricacies of C++. This is understandable because I feel like we need a solid grasp of the language before we can take advantage of its full capabilites.

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

My tip of the week would be to learn some android development. I would recommend going through Google’s android training lessons to learn some of the basics. You can also try out the Android Udacity course if you’d like a more structured approach. Personally what worked for me is to think of a basic app to build, then learn along the way. Whenever I don’t know something, I read Stackoverflow and the developer documentation. While this is unorganized, I like this approach as you immediately apply what you learn.