CST 338: Week 5

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 completing project 1 that I should change my strategy when working on my programming assignments to plan the code out prior to writing it. Additionally, I had decided to write out my comments for each of my user-defined methods while or directly after defining them. 

According to your classmate(s): how well does your code follow the Google Java Style Guide? 

Both my colleagues agree that my code closely follows the Google java style guide.

Did you know you can automate applying some of the style guide rules?

I've known since the last learning journal that I can automate the application of some of the style guide rules to my IDE, but I have not found the time to set them up just yet.