Final Entry

What did you like the least about the class?

I found that the penalty on missing a class is too harsh. Prior to online recordings, it would be extremely hard to understand a missed lecture because the notes were quite sparse.

What did you like the most about the class?

I really enjoyed the projects. They were quiet time consuming which is probably why I learned the most from them.

What’s the most significant the most significant thing you learned?

I found my understanding of Docker to be much better. I think my lapses in understanding have gone away.

How many hours a week did you spend coding/debugging/testing for this class?

I probably spent 15 hours per week on coding, debugging, and testing.

How many hours a week did you did you spend reading/studying for this class?

I averaged no more than 1 hour per week reading and studying for this class.

How many lines of code do you think you wrote?

I would imagine well over 1400 lines of code.

What required tool did you not know and now find very useful?

I knew all the tools to some regard, but I felt that I developed my Docker skills more than any other.

What’s the most useful Web dev tool that your group used that was not required?

I always find Sequel Pro to be a handy SQL GUI. We could have done everything from the command line, but that sounds terrible.

How did you feel about your group having to self-teach many, many technologies?

I felt fine about it. I had knowledge of all the backed technologies we used, so I was able to give crash courses on what I knew. I did feel like I ended up having to specialize in certain things like dealing with Docker and AWS setup/bugs. I don’t have a suggestion on how to solve that problem, but I felt like others gained little to no knowledge on Docker or AWS because that isn’t a job that can be split equally between the group.

How did you feel about the two-stage quizzes and tests?

I thought that they are a fine concept for quizzes. The answers being discussed as a group helped with motivating me to learn the concepts I had forgotten about. The tests on the other hand felt like a freebee. Everyone was more prepared for tests, so I would be very surprised if our group couldn’t band together with the help of the internet to solve any problem thrown at us. It felt a little off given some projects took 20–30 hours per person, and it was weighed the same, grad-wise, as an open-internet group test.

How did you feel about cold calling, in the end?

I enjoyed it. It was nice to see other students struggle with concepts I was confused about too. It allowed us the class to slow down over each concept and go over it from a student’s perspective. I give cold calling an A plus.