Essays

Lessons in Collaboration and Code

18 Dec 2024

We started the semester being split into assigned teams and given the premise of the project objectives. This was different from many of my other experiences with group projects, where we’d often select our team members or at least give...

Reflection Group Project

Going Beyond

13 Dec 2023

Software engineering is more than just learning programming languages and designing user interfaces. Adopting various disciplines can truly excel your development and elevate your skill set. Coding Standards The use of ESLint throughout the semester was definitely something to get...

Reflection Coding Standards Agile Ethics

Fashioning Code

30 Nov 2023

Runways and Repositories ‘This… stuff’? Oh. Okay. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you.” – The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Though fashion trends may come and go, the basics of making clothes have withstood the test...

Design Patterns Fashion

Timesaver or Troublemaker: AI in Software Engineering

21 Nov 2023

I. Introduction When it comes to school assignments, the biggest hurdle to get over is typically the beginning. I have found that AI technologies, like ChatGPT, have been useful in getting me to a starting point to complete tasks or...

AI ChatGPT Github Co-Pilot

Another Tool for U and I

05 Oct 2023

Though they can take some time to familiarize yourself with, user interface (UI) frameworks can be the missing key to improve your website building experience. But just like any other tool, you need to understand when and where to use...

UI Frameworks Bootstrap Website Building

Grammar Police

21 Sep 2023

Deep Clean Right before the fall semester started, I did a deep clean of my bedroom. I had finally picked up the stray clothes off the floor, put books back in their shelves, vacuumed, dusted — the whole nine yards....

Javascript ESLint

Great Power, Great Responsibility

07 Sep 2023

Like many other students who were born in the 21st century, I have always had the option to turn to the internet for guidance. From researching biographies on noteworthy figures for history projects to finding tutorials on the best techniques...

Questions Answers StackOverflow

Stuck in a Loop

01 Sep 2023

Back in my day When I was still a wee elementary student, I got involved in my school’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics program. We constructed our robots out of LEGO parts and programmed them using simple block coding —...

Software Engineering Goals

Getting Over It

31 Aug 2023

Shiny and New In the brief time since my introduction to the wonderful creation that is Javascript, I’ve come to the conclusion that Javascript and I are going to be very good friends. Compared to the other programming languages in...

Javascript