Learning Journal

Look back at the HW1 Looking back at HW1, I feel like I was pretty successful. The only thing that I had wished to had done differently is explain the logic within my methods. If I were to do the assignment today, I would probably utilize a string builder object rather than relying on concatenations of strings.  Highlight at least two victories.   One victory I am most proud of is that I had no prior experience programming of java before this course. I spent the first 5 days of the course doing one of those pre recorded courses on O'Reilly. I am that I was able to perform so well throughout the course with minimal preparation. Another victory I am proud of was my ability to add or change things in the GymLog assignment that were not demonstrated, such as adding color to the individual log entries, changing the theme color of the app, and putting the activity in soft mode so the keyboard would not cover the text entry box when typing if it locked beneath it. 

Who did you work with ? I worked with Alexander Zambie and Sydney Stalker. What was your strategy for solving the Markov assignment ?  Did you start writing code right away ? Did you plan it out on paper ? My strategy for solving the Markov assignment was similar to my strategy for solving Project 1: start by declaring the fields and method stubs, define each method while starting with those that are the least dependent on others and run related tests as they are completed, and lastly, I add the comments to my code to explain what my methods are supposed to do. What was THEIR strategy for solving the Markov assignment ?  Both of my colleagues used similar strategies to mine, where they began with declaring the fields and method stubs, then defining methods and adjusting them based on running related tests and whether they pass. Lastly, adding comments to each of the user-defined methods. How would you change your strategy having worked on the assignment ? I had determined with...