CS371p Spring 2021: Blog Post 2

What did you do this past week?
This week was pretty chill for me, as the projects for my computer science classes are slowly trickling in. Primarily, I’ve been reading the project specs, and outside of class, I’ve dedicated a large amount of time to finding an oral surgeon (for wisdom teeth removal)!

What’s in your way?
As far as projects go, I would like to wait for some more lecture information before diving head first into coding. Hopefully after a few more lectures, it will be a prime time to start on projects!

What will you do next week?
I will attempt to finish my CS projects by end of the weekend! Hopefully, I will also be able to get my teeth scanned and acquire a date to remove my wisdom teeth!

If you read it, what did you think of the makefile?
The makefile was pretty confusing, and I found myself consulting google often.

What was your experience of Docker? (this question will vary, week to week)
So far I have not used Docker/Dockerhub, however, there is a solid chance that I will opt to use the tools on the CS lab machines through SSH.

What was your experience of assertions? (this question will vary, week to week)
Assertions are great! I found them to be extremely useful in Operating Systems (CS 439), and I prefer to use them over stepping over code, if possible.

What was your experience of unit tests? (this question will vary, week to week)
Although unit tests aren’t always the most fun to write, they have extensively aided me in discovering reappearing bugs, such as in the Competitive Programming class.

What made you happy this week?
After a long hiatus, I was able to a play a 10 player game of Among Us with my friends again :) Also, after being cold called, I found the experience to not be as bad as I initially anticipated.

What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
As we commit often, it’s nice to use “git commit -m” to write commit messages, rather than opening vim on every commit message.