CS Learning Journal

  WELCOME TO WEEK 8 Learning Journal This week went by so quickly since it was a shorter week. We successfully completed our project and did a great job incorporating all the required elements. Everyone fully participated and helped each other out with bugs or any issues that came up. Aside from the project, we also worked on other required files. Each person recorded their part, and I successfully merged them into one video. For a moment, I panicked because when I uploaded the video to Canvas, it showed up blank in the discussion. If I hadn’t double-checked, I might not have caught it! Thankfully, I did, and after a bit of time (and patience), I was able to successfully upload the video. As I mentioned, we ran into some errors during the project, but the team was super helpful and supportive, and we were able to overcome all the obstacles. Now it’s time to relax for the holidays and enjoy the break! This class has been one of my favorites, and I’m excited to continue developing my...

  WELCOME TO WEEK 7 Learning Journal This week, we dedicated most of our time to studying for the Final Exam. I used the practice exam provided for our midterm, revisited some of the labs, and redid several homework assignments. I felt confident on the multiple-choice part; however, the coding part made me nervous. Having a time limit puts a lot of pressure on me, which sometimes clouds my judgment. Despite this, I tried to stay calm and approach the exam step by step. Fortunately, all the studying paid off, and I was able to get a very good grade on the final. I'm excited to continue developing my skills and creating more web pages.  For our project, we had a meeting to discuss what else is needed and to define each person's role. We assigned tasks to everyone, ensuring that we’ll all get to work on both the front and back ends of the project. This will give everyone the chance to explore all aspects of development. I can’t wait to see our project completed! Now that the fina...

  WELCOME TO WEEK 6 Learning Journal This week was slower than others in terms of lecture material because we focused on our project and took the time to plan accordingly with the other team members. Last week, we came up with a plan, but this week, we had more meetings and discussions about the project. We also gave each other time to study for the upcoming exam. This week, we learned and practiced concepts related to authentication and sessions. These techniques ensure that users cannot skip pages without logging in. This is particularly important when handling private data. We also focused on using Bcrypt to hash passwords. This is incredibly useful for keeping user passwords secure and preventing unauthorized access or exploitation of loopholes. These skills will be highly beneficial for our project, as users will have separate accounts. I can't wait to apply everything we've learned in the upcoming group project!