Growing in Software Engineering
04 Sep 2020Learning
Before the start of my college years, I had wanted to become a doctor, mainly because of the “Filipino tradition”. After being an ICS student for at least two years now, I am pleased to say that I’m glad I made this as my major. I learned so much more than I’d ever hoped for, and I know that moving forward, this class holds a lot in store for me. I’ve only had the slightest experience when it comes to web development since I had to make a webpage for my history class, but I know that that was just the bare minimum.
I’m interested in learning the ins and outs of programs and softwares. Currently, my vision of software engineering is blurry, so I’m hoping to change that. I want to develop my social and coding skills more. FreeCodeCamp and the in-class WODS (Workouts of the Day) are helping me to do that. FreeCodeCamp gave me a refresher on code I was once familiar with, and the in-class WODS help me to apply my coding skills because I’m provided with an exercise that requires me to code to solve it. Grouping us also helps a lot. I have someone to keep me on track in case I get lost or forget a small detail.
Moving Forward
I hope to get as much as I can out of ICS 314. I don’t have too much familiarity in terms of language, but I hope to increase my knowledge all around, whether it be about coding or web development. I want to be proficient in many languages so that if the time comes, I won’t fall behind everyone else. I know that there is much to learn, so I will do my best in this class to stay on top of my game. The description of software engineering in my mind is vague, but I’m looking forward to changing that.