CS371P Fall 2019: Week 4
2 min readSep 22, 2019
- What did you do this past week?
I finished up Collatz on Monday night and then did a little more tweaking on formatting on Tuesday before submitting. I also had a chemistry exam on Tuesday night, which I had to spend a lot of time studying for. I talked to recruiters at the CNS Employer Preview Night and at the Career Fair itself. Immediately after the fair, I flew out to Chicago because I was invited to JPMorgan Chase’s Code For Good Hackathon. I worked with Team 14 to develop an iOS-optimized web app for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center. Even though we didn’t place, I still had a great time working with my team and our mentor. Being able to create a solution for a non-profit and their cause, as opposed to simply a side project for personal practice, was significantly more engaging to me. - What’s in your way?
Right now, I need to catch up on sleep from the Hackathon. I was up for all but 30 minutes of the event, so its a bit rough right now. I have homework for Algorithms to finish, but other than that I’m in a pretty good place. - What will you do next week?
Next week, I need to prepare for some quizzes in Jazz Appreciation. I also need to start studying for the Algorithms test that I have coming up the following week. I’d also like to start working on Project 2 for OOP fairly early, so I need to find a partner for that. - What was your experience in learning about consts and SOLID? (this question will vary, week to week)
Learning about the different types of consts was pretty useful. I can imagine a few ways that safety can be enforced through the different const types, and that would improve efficiency. As far as SOLID goes, I’m believe that its mostly just good design principles that should be common sense. It was still an interesting lecture though, particularly the design exercise of the IO system. - What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
Keep in touch with recruiters! They meet so many at career fairs that it is often hard to remember every person who talked to them, but if they meet/see you several times it’s much easier for them to remember you.
