13 Dec 2023
A couple conceptual takeaways In this class, we learned a lot about software engineering. Most of what we learned came through web application development, but it’s important to note that all the concepts we learned while developing web applications for...
AI Software Engineering Web Development Ethics
30 Nov 2023
Design patterns were introduced in middle school Design patterns are reusable solutions to common problems that arise when sotware engineering. They make our life easier when we code, since they can provide a simple, easily manipulated foundation for when we...
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21 Nov 2023
Is AI a crutch or an enhancement to learning? For ICS 314 I have used ChatGPT a couple of times. I have always thought it to be somewhat of a cheat; it encourages us to use less of our own...
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05 Oct 2023
<h1>Like painting a picture</h1> Imagine you’re painting a picture of a meadow, teeming with vibrant colors. Butterflies are fluttering about, and vivid flowers sway in the wind. The butterfly is a sun-burnt orange, but you only have red, blue, and...
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21 Sep 2023
Coding standards: the red squiggly line After only one week working with coding standards via ESLint on IntelliJ, the red squiggly line already haunts me at night. Fixing ESLint errors can be tedious, yet it is very well worth the...
Coding Standards ESLint
07 Sep 2023
Asking questions is hard One of the most difficult things in life is to ask a question. You’re taking a huge risk. Obviously, you don’t know the answer. You’re vulnerable: you don’t want to sound stupid because you’re asking a...
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31 Aug 2023
Software Engineering: a hope to rekindle my passion I’m going to be completely honest. My experience and knowledge of software engineering is very limited. I’m a computer science major at the University of Hawaii at Manoa yet I often question...
Software Engineering Web Development
31 Aug 2023
Javascript: uncharted territory for me I have no knowledge or experience with Javascript prior to taking ICS 314. At first I was intimidated by this fact. I was concerned that I might have a hard time adapting to the new...
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