CS371p Spring 2020: Rahul Ramaswamy

April 5th, 2020

What did you do this past week?

This past week I finished up the allocator project and studied for Test #1b. Since this was our first week of classes back from break it was also an adjustment to get used to online classes. So far, it has been better than I expected and my classes have been very similar to how they were before.

What’s in your way?

Currently, nothing is in my way. I have not started the new Darwin project yet, so I expect to run into issues once I start that.

What will you do next week?

Next week I will start the Darwin project with my partner. I also have a take-home exam for CS 331 so I need to spend some time studying for that and actually doing it later in the week.

What was your experience of Test #1b? (this question will vary, week to week)

Test #1b was very fair in my opinion. It was not too long, but it took just about the entire class time to finish while discussing each question in the breakout rooms. The questions were structured similarly to the hackerranks we did in class. The instructions and test cases provided were very clear as to what the goal of each problem was and what was needed to solve each one properly

What made you happy this week?

This week I only left my house one time to get drive-thru Taco Bell. It was well worth leaving my house and getting a change of scenery. It can get overwhelming being in the same place all day every day, so it was nice to get out and go for a drive.

What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

My pick of the week is a book called Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin. This book details common practices that lead to clean code bases. I think this is one of the most essential skills any developer must have before entering the workforce. I have read parts of this book and I can tell that it can be really useful for computer scientists at any skill or knowledge level.