Quick Recaps before Crashing
Ever had lots of things to blog about (after being really busy for a while) and am simply too tired to write properly? After 2 weeks of 1am nights at COM1 & E3A, plus a 2.5 day dash, I really felt this way. In the spirit of ensuring that I do not look back at these 2 weeks and wonder what exactly happened (it just hit me today that we’re nearing the end of February already!), here are some quick recap of events, thoughts and ideas through the past 2 weeks:
Recap of Events:
1. Attended 2 technical-oriented Google presentation (about 1) Gears, App Engine, OpenSocial and 2) Android & OpenSocial)
2. Developed a RSS Reader and a To-Do list application on Adobe AIR (tutorials available.. go try)
3. Dumped interface developed on AIR for NÜS Über Stop because Programmers loved Gears more.
4. Attempted to learn FLEX but bolted when it didn’t seem feasible to roll-out anything useful within 2 weeks
5. Learnt AJAX and Javascript
6. Rolled out NÜS Über Stop (Only for Current NUS students)
7. Began working on SaleSeeker project of 2359 Media
Recap of Emotions:
1. “****! Why doesn’t it work on IE! It works fine on all other browsers!”
2. “I hate this part right here…”
3. I used to like creating things with my hands (e.g. sculpting, making music). Nothing has changed since except that my hands are now on the keyboard.
4. “What? I have this, this and this to complete for my other modules?!?!”
Recap of Ideas:
1. All lecturers should shape classes to be like CS3216 (reasons to be published in another post)
2. Development work is actually quite easy to pick up (given the basics in programming). However, it doesn’t necessary mean that one should pick it up. Focus on the area of expertise if possible.
3. Good designers in an app’s early life-cycle will provide an immediate professional look & bring a greater sense of trust towards the app
Overall, it was an excellent sprint for me. Proved once again that sprinting does help accelerate one’s learning curve. Now.. On to the panting (recuperation)..
