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Am I Smarter Yet?

10 May 2024

Introduction When I registered for ICS 314 Software Engineering, I had no idea what to expect. I did not know exactly what it entailed, but I was interested to learn web application development. However, I did learn a lot about...

Software Engineering User Interface Ethics

AI in Education: Is it Worth it?

07 May 2024

I. Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for a while now… well at least the idea of it. However, the first time that I actually heard of it heavily influencing education was around June of last year. I was...

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The Blueprint

25 Apr 2024

The Basics Before my current Software Engineering course, I don’t recall ever hearing the term “Design Pattern”. Design Patterns are described to essentially be the blueprints for solving recurring problems. While researching, I found that there are many different design...

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User Experience

22 Feb 2024

User Interface (UI) Frameworks After being introduced to HTML and CSS, we have now moved on to implementing UI frameworks. I had never used an UI framework prior to this, so I could definitely see how it can be said...

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Why isn't my code working?!

08 Feb 2024

Grammar? Too many times have I run into the issue of my code not working due to a simple syntax error. Just like in English class how we have grammar, in a way, I believe that coding standards are that...

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Newfound Interests?

18 Jan 2024

So many options… I’ve always been interested in Computer Science. However, once I decided to actually pursue a career in the field, I quickly noticed how broad of a field it actually was. I quickly became overwhelmed with so options...

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Another Language?!

17 Jan 2024

Experience While I can’t say that I’m new to coding or languages, I can admit that I was completely inexperienced with Javascript before taking my current Software Engineering course. Although the semester just started, I immediately noticed that I personally...

Software Engineering Learning

There Are No Dumb Questions ... Right?

25 Jan 2023

Ask Dumb Questions, Get Dumb Answers Everyone has heard the saying “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” at least once before. However, my family also says, “Ask dumb questions, get dumb answers”. While I do agree with the...

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