CS 373 Spring 2021 (Week 9): Prateeka Kodali

What did you do this past week?

This past week I worked on the second phase of the project and met up with my team members several times during the week. I also had an exam and essay, so I had to set aside some time for that as well. I also got the second dose of the vaccine and the effects of it were kind of rough on me. Overall, I had a pretty hectic week last week.

What’s in your way?

Currently, I have the second phase of the project to complete. I also have a bunch of assignments and quizzes coming up next week that I need to complete within the next few days. Hopefully, after that everything should clear up a bit at least for some time.

What will you do next week?

Next week, I will take a look at what needs to be done for the third phase with my team members and get started on that. I have a programming assignment, quiz, and presentation next week, so I will spend time doing that also.

If you read it, what did you think of the Interface Segregation Principle?

I thought it was a pretty neat principle. I liked how the paper presented some ideas that I learned about or worked on within previous classes and projects. It emphasized how not to have classes take on multiple tasks at once.

What was your experience of comprehensions, yield, closures, and decorators?

They were a bit confusing at first, but I think I understand them better after I saw how we can use them in different scenarios. I remember learning about closures previously in OOP, so it was cool to see the same idea presented but in Python.

What made you happy this week?

I’m happy that the deadline for the second phase got pushed back to Monday. Considering the hectic week I had, it was nice to be able to get a bit of a break, so I can finish the project along with my team members at a reasonable pace, rather than try to rush everything. I’m also happy to meet up with some friends this week!

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

My pick-of-the-week is the React-Bootstrap Documentation. I actually saw this in another blog post and took a look at it and it contained a lot of useful information that I was able to apply for the project.