CS371p Fall 2020: Elias Lampietti
What did you do this past week?
This past week I implemented the collatz solution on HackerRank to solve the first test case. I also created a repository for this project and set up GitLab issues. I’ve never used GitLab issues before however I plan to continue using it in the future as it allows me to keep track of what I need to do or delegate work to others in collaborative projects. Outside of working I made it out to Lake Travis to go wake surfing.
What’s in your way?
I’m currently working on balancing my time between my internship project and my coursework. I plan to use a timer so that I have a set time to switch between my outside of class work and coursework. I think this will be helpful as I tend to get carried away on one project.
What will you do next week?
I plan to pass all the HackerRank tests for the collatz project by Tuesday and then get started on the unit tests. I also plan to find a good scheduling app so that I can put aside specific blocks of time to work on this class.
What was your experience of assertions, Google Test, and gcov?
Previously I didn’t use assertions as much as I plan to now. I believe assertions are a great coding practice to check preconditions and postconditions. Google Test seems like a useful unit testing library and gcov is great to see how much of your code is actually being tested.
How are you doing and holding up? What’s been most helpful for you in terms of support at this time?
I’m holding up pretty well at the moment. I’ve been keeping pretty busy with projects and class which is important to me so I don’t go stir crazy during these times. I’ve also been biking around Lady Bird Lake which has been great to get out and break a sweat.
What made you happy this week?
I enjoyed starting the TV show, True Detective, with my roommates. I had seen it once before years ago so it’s been nice to rewatch it now and show my roommates who haven’t seen it before.
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
My pick-of-the-week is to check out LeetCode. It’s a site like HackerRank and has a really nice user interface. If you haven’t tried it already I’d recommend trying it out if you’re looking for more coding problems to solve.
