Category Archives: CS-448

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

week-7

Hello, final week (seventh). It is spring break week is almost over, even with the book. I got a comment about needing clarification on the chapter 2 blog; I needed to have understood the number of pattern selections as I chose more than one pattern. So I went back to week-1 (chapter 2) for a quick review; I chose one of the topics. It is “The Deep End.”

This pattern connected with me by feeling stuck and needing to challenge myself with more significant projects to grow my skills, confidence, and even a portfolio. By jumping in at the deep end to take on challenging jobs and doing things that push over the limits. It highlights that taking risks is an opportunity seen through anxiety and responsibility to counteract the threats by finding mentors and creating feedback loops. Yet, I agree with aspects of that technique. It shows taking the list of your projects to measure project complexity and other proportions while using this idea to see where your career is heading and make choices based on it.

Have you noticed that the practice has changed how you consider the type of work you want to undertake or your desired career path?

This practice allowed me to jump at the deep end and take on challenging projects for future careers in tech companies. I have developed various skills highly valued in the tech industry of experience in different areas like project management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. This can help me become more flexible and better equipped to handle different roles and responsibilities in the future. I am then building a solid portfolio that showcases my skills and experience to possible companies. It tracks projects and provides results to help people stand out and increase their chances of getting hired or promoted. Lastly, taking on challenging projects and pushing to become more confident and stable for tech companies operating and looking for individuals who are fast-paced and rapidly changing environments can settle on challenges and work under pressure. Also, I can become better prepared to guide the injunctions of the tech industry and succeed in my career.

From the blog Andrew Lam’s little blog by Andrew Lam and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 1 – Retrospective

Greetings everyone, I hope you all had a fantastic spring break. As we begin a new week, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the recently concluded sprint 1. Undoubtedly, it was a unique experience for all of us as we delved into the real-world work environment. For many of us, including myself, it was a significant learning curve as we navigated the intricacies of our new job. However, I firmly believe that the challenges we faced during sprint 1 provided us with an excellent opportunity to develop our skills and learn from our mistakes.

Personally, I found myself drawing on the knowledge I gained from my computer architecture class in the fall of 2021. Although there was a long gap between that class and my current class, I was able to recap the essential concepts I learned in the CS-343 class, which proved to be incredibly helpful in my work. As we move forward with the next sprint, I am confident that we will continue to learn and grow, both as individuals and as a team. Let’s take the lessons we learned in sprint 1 and use them to make even greater strides in sprint 2.

As a team, we faced challenges during the first sprint, needing more time to learn how things work. However, we did our best to adapt and make progress. Moving forward, we will continue to improve our work process and complete tasks efficiently.  During the first sprint, I faced an initial hurdle with getting visual studio code and docker to work on my new laptop. Fortunately, my Scrum Master and Professor were extremely helpful in guiding me through the process, and I was able to overcome the issue with their assistance.

After resolving the initial challenge, I was able to focus on other aspects of the work, and I quickly identified a pattern that required my attention. I noticed that the variables in the code were being declared with ‘var,’ even though they did not change throughout the program. Thanks to the previous team’s efforts, I was able to change these variables to ‘let’ or ‘const’, in a little amount of time. The second issue that I encountered during the sprint involved removing MongoID from guestinfoAPI. To accomplish this, I had to delete the MongoID schema from the schema folder and remove the schema from the Index.yaml file. With these changes implemented, the guestinfoAPI was updated and functioning as intended. To resolve the third issue, I updated the code in the Dockerfile to replace the existing Swagger CLI image with a multi-architecture version. This was done to ensure that there were no issues running the code on my M1 laptop and to ensure compatibility with other devices. By using a multi-architecture version, the code could run smoothly on different architectures and avoid any potential conflicts or errors.

To improve team performance in the next sprint, dividing the workload efficiently is crucial. This will ensure that tasks are assigned according to each team member’s skills and expertise, leading to a streamlined development process and successful outcomes.

Links to GitLab issues:

  1. https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/guestinfosystem/guestinfobackend/-/merge_requests/62  “Change ‘var’ variable declarations to ‘let’ [or to ‘const’ when they don’t ever change]”
  2. https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/guestinfosystem/guestinfoapi/-/merge_requests/92 “Remove MongoID schema for GuestInfoAPI”
  3. https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/guestinfosystem/guestinfoapi/-/merge_requests/93 “Replace swagger-cli image with multi-architecture version”

From the blog CS@Worcester – Mausam Mishra's Blog by mousammishra21 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

The Long Road Pattern~

Hello!

Welcome back to the blog. Today I’m discussing The Long Road pattern from the book “Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman” by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye.

The context of this pattern is that our culture values quick rises to fame and holds material values.

The problem relating to this pattern is that we have a main goal for what we want to become–for example, a master software craftsman–but there are other people and outside factors that expect differently from you. You may be offered a great promotion and are urged by others to go for that rising opportunity, even though it would derail you from your “end goal”.

The pattern brings up as a solution to recognize that it might not seem like you would match with your end goal, and to also keep looking forward to your end goal. You should prioritize learning opportunities and any other growth opportunities that would help in the long-run rather than taking the higher-salary position or a leading position. For people hoping to hone their skills for something specific, they should be prepared for it to be a lengthy process.

For action, the pattern discusses thinking about your future–what role you may have a decade from now, and what experiences you want to have under your belt decades from now. Imagine you have to write about your professional history four decades from now, what would you want to see? Use that to plan out your career path. 

I think this was an interesting pattern to read about. This is meant for someone really dedicated to having a specific range of skill sets rather than someone aiming to quickly get promoted and become managers or someone higher up. I was thinking about what I would do–do I have a specific thing I want to become, like a master software craftsman? Not really. But it was interesting for this pattern to get me thinking. I do agree that if I wanted to become a master software craftsman, it would be important to not take on a role that is unrelated to using skills relevant to programming or being hands-on with software utilization. It could make you stray away from your path too much and could take away major opportunities for your growth for your career goal. If I end up having something in mind that I really want to become, this pattern will surely be on my mind–to make sure I stay on a path that will help me hone my skills and gain experience necessary for my career plans. I don’t disagree with the pattern since it’s meant for a specific end goal in mind.

From the blog CS@Worcester – CS With Sarah by Sarah T and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 1 – Retrospective

This week, the first sprint has concluded! And boy, there was a lot to learn and improve upon. For one, within my group, I was the Scrum Master, and it is a bit harder than I anticipated. I had some ideas to organize coming into it already, but sometimes, ideas don’t always meet with reality. At times, things were really effortless, and at others, they were rather difficult.

Some things that worked really well, was the overall organization. As a group, I realized that we were all heading into unknown waters, working with a code base that, though we had some idea of, in reality, we truly had no idea how much of it worked. Because of this uncertainty in many areas, I knew it was crucial to try and share our knowledge with each other as the sprint progressed. Some of the biggest boons, and though it was a bit of luck as well, was splitting our different members into the different portions of our issues.
As an example, we had a cluster of issues in our frontend, backend, and API that dealt with the same thing. Essentially, we had to update/add lots documentation, licenses, etc! This looked very simple at first, but there was some difficulty with clarity, since we simply weren’t familiar with what the specs were. We split three of our members into the three issues, and as we worked on the issues, I made a effort to make sure everyone is keeping each other updated, and this allowed us to realize that despite it being the same issue, we were actually doing things differently from one another. This allowed us to quickly establish what we should do as a group, and from there, we were able to progress forward without additional confusion.

Although things did work well because of our constant sharing of what we learned, not everything went smoothly. Some things that I tried to do as Scrum Master was make sure my group was not overly pressured or crunched for time. In my initial thoughts, I figured that we would have enough ‘brawn’ to sort out the issues with some commitment, and knowing how stressful a time crunch can be, I was very, very lax at times when important issues were being resolved. This relaxed attitude helped with the team morale, but it also did not do much to help with the issues and even stalled some issues. Moving forward, I hope to strike a balance between calming the team when things are not coming to a close, and trying to nudge them forward more when the deadlines are approaching.

As a team, I genuinely believe that we did very well. The biggest flaw in our teamwork, was not actually when we collaborated, but some team members doing things on their own, but these were only very minor issues such as changing issue names without telling anyone, which caused some confusion, as well as encountering a problem and trying to fix it without telling any other group members. Both instances, were very minor at best, and as soon as they were noticed, were stamped out already. Specifically, we know that moving forward, all group members need to try to communicate problems with the team before silently fixing them, and if a issue needs a new name, the new name needs to properly describe what the issue is.

Individually as well, I believe that I was very caught up with making sure that the team functioned, and though that was a great thing, it also negatively impacted my performance as an individual. I oversaw much of the progress, and was kept updated on how various systems worked, so I believe I have a good understanding of how the project works, but I have very little real work to show for it. Moving forward, despite being the Scrum Master, I have to not only manage the group and keep an eye on things, but also use my own abilities to push things forward.

Updating Dev container files
Updating/adding Documentation, licensing, etc

Finally, as much as there was lacking, I believe that moving forward, things will be much smoother. Our group has many great developers, and this was our first time doing a sprint. I already have many ideas on how to improve, and though it might be a bit of trial and error at times, we as a team, have all the ability to clear out our issues!

From the blog CS@Worcester – Bored Coding by iisbor and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.