What did you do this past week?

This past week was very stressful. I’ve been working nonstop since the break ended. My Chemistry II professor poorly planned out our end of semester schedule. We had to complete eight learning exercises and three homework assignments this week. I’ve had something due for Chemistry every day this week. Outside of Chemistry, I wrote a six-paged Usability Test Plan for my UX class. Additionally, my SWE group finished up the final phase of our project. The website turned out much better than I ever thought that it would be. My group was great, and we managed to avoid major problems throughout this whole ordeal.

What’s in your way?

It’s the end of the semester and I have so much stuff to do. More than 20% of my grade for each of my classes will be determined in the next eight days.

What will you do next week?

My Wednesday this week will be crazy. My SWE group will present our website Wednesday morning. I have to present my final Creative Coding assignment an hour later. Then, my fourth Chemistry II exam is that night. I have a Chemistry Test on Wednesday. On top of all of that, I have to complete a CFT for Intro to Security and I have an exam in my UX class on Thursday.

If you went, what did you think of the talk by Google? (this question will vary, week to week)

I did attend the Google talk. I have to admit that calling it a talk by Google is fairly misleading. Google was only mention a few times throughout the event, but I enjoyed it this way. Both individuals were in our exact position about a decade ago. Both have had incredible journeys since their time at UT. It was refreshing to hear.

What was your experience of the refactoring topics? (this question will vary, week to week)

The refactoring lessons were interesting. I was asked to do similar refactoring during the summer. I feel as though some of the smaller refactoring HackerRanks could have been combined for the sake of saving time. Some of them only took less than 5 minutes to complete, but getting set up and then discussing it afterward took 15 to 20 minutes of class time.

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

If you’re interested in learning more about refactoring, Martin Fowler (the other of the refactoring book that we covered in class) released the second edition of his Refactoring book over the Thanksgiving break.