So here it is, the final Sprint. I have to admit, it was a lot more lax compared to the previous two sprints.
The main things we focused on this sprint was wrapping up to prepare for the end of the semester, and making sure our work is ready for future courses. For me, this was three things. One, merging my work to main. Two, write up documentation for the future courses. And lastly, making sure my part of the presentation was ready.
Here is my merge request for the documentation I made.
And here is the merge request for my work onto main.
Looking back on older work on how to do merge requests was a fun challenge, having to sift through a bunch of older courses with Professor Wurst to remind myself. I learned through Alex that the repository already contained a bash file that squash all the commits I made into one singular commit. This was extremely helpful to keep track of the commits I made.
I ran into a bit of issues when first trying to push my changes, but I later found out it was due to my Visual Studio Code trying to push to my Github account rather than my GitLab account for some reason. Easy fix was to simply reset my login info stored within the editor.
I feel as though at the end of the day, our team worked very well. We could have definitely been a bit more communicative, as I felt there were a couple moments where I would try to communicate with them in Discord chat that I would be left on read, but otherwise we were relatively clear with helping each other and staying on track. I felt like my participation in the group was a bit more equal this time around, but still lacking in comparison. Marlon and I agree that my work was a lot more abstract compared to them, so it is very hard to equate my work to my teammates.
For this Sprint’s pattern, I chose “Expose Your Ignorance” from Chapter 2. Throughout this sprint, I found myself struggling to remember how to properly use Git. Much like the pattern suggests you do, I was able to confront my peers about the issues I was having and they were able to assist me in return. I feel like I could have used this skill a lot more as throughout my entire time in this course, I didn’t really ask for help. I felt like I had to be in charge of my own work and should learn things on my own. I should take the time in the future to break that habit down.
Overall, I am happy how this sprint went. I feel as though this was absolutely a strong one, but not as strong as Sprint 2. I simply feel this due to the fact there was less of a workload being pushed in comparison, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing! I feel like throughout this course I have learned a lot about working as a team and finding my place within one. I’m hopeful I am able to utilize these skills in the workforce, and be an effective employee for whoever hires me.
From the blog CS@Worcester – You're Telling Me A Shrimp Wrote This Code?! by tempurashrimple and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.