Week 14 - Look back and wrap up with Software Design

 

Looking back at HW01 – Jotto and thinking about what I have achieved, I discovered some interesting aspects. They are interesting because those aspects are not from coding, but from the document’s progressing.

            First and foremost, similar with many classmates, I had a problem with the prompt document as the instruction was not clear. However, overcoming this obstacle was indeed a victory for me. In fact, looking back now makes me realize maybe my instructor did it on purpose, since not all prompts in this world are all well-documented. Together with what I learned from this semester, I will have a rough graph or initial layout to visualize what I understand about the project from reading the prompt. In addition, I can keep track and make changes with ease while working on the project itself.

            The second achievement is from the output examples. After completing the file, matching the required outputs was a challenge as they conflicted with the prompt and caused lots of confusion (but not frustration). However, slowly working through and making changes to match the output one by one, I realized this is another aspect of the working environment. Our clients can describe the project but visualize it differently. Many apartments have many aspects, from the project management to designing to programming, which end up creating a document such as Jotto. Once again, combining with my layout, graph and my own interpreted document, I will have a smoother approach under similar circumstances.

            And with those, the CST 338 – Software Design is wrapped up (even though there is still a Final Exam and Project 02). I learned a lot and experienced fun times with my group for Project 02. In addition, I also came up with an idea for an Android application, a mobile game. For the next two months or so, I’m going to start working and developing it. The application will be a small project and I don’t plan to expand it furthermore yet.