CS373 Fall 2020: Jackson McClurg

Blog 8

1. What did you do this past week? This past week I spent a lot of time with our database and setting up queries for it. I also got to see some friends that I hadn’t seen in a while so that was a lot of fun as well. The highlight was probably once again ice cream.
2. What’s in your way? Nothing right now! I’m in a good place with an internet connection so I think I’ll be able to get the things done that need to get done.
3. What will you do next week? Next week I’m going to work with my team to finish phase two of the project and also I’m going to go vote on Wednesday, so I’m excited about that! I’m looking forward to this week because after this phase is submitted I think I’ll be able to take a day or two off and relax a bit.
4. If you read it, what did you think of The Liskov Substitution Principle? I haven’t read it yet but I’m going to after I submit this blog!
5. What was your experience of Test #1? (this question will vary, week to week) I think the first day caught me slightly off guard, I was a little thrown off on one of the questions and it ate up a bit more time than I intended it to. However, the second day went a lot smoother. It seemed to pretty accurately represent the knowledge that we learn in class in a way that makes sure that you thoroughly understand how it works. Overall, I liked the experience and found the team discussion to be nice and helpful.
6. What made you happy this week? I got back to Austin this week, so I’m happy to finally be back in town and able to settle down for the next few weeks until Thanksgiving break. I’m now looking forward to being able to work on my assignments and other things that I have going on as well.
7. What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week? This week I am offering a small piece of advice — take care of your eyes by changing the brightness/color of your screen at night. There are a lot of studies out that show adverse effects of blue light on sleep when seen late at night, so try to use night mode/night shift to help filter out the amount of blue light you’re looking at. It will likely leave your eyes feeling less strained and hopefully result in a better night of sleep! Also, blue-light glasses might help, but I’ve heard mixed reviews about that.