June 2nd 2008

Crash Course 101

Morning:

• PWSE Meeting. Went well. Our mentor, Jim Oliver couldn't make it so we didn't meet up with him. (Just a reminder, it's Allison, Jasmine, Jenna and me who are in the PWSE)
• Eric's Programming Class: Had something like a review of the really, really basic stuff of C++, but it's still good to have, since I hadn't touched C++ in over a year. Keep confusing it with Python, since it's like a simple version of C++. The tutorial of Visual Studio wasn't that bad. It's different than DevBloodshed-C++ which I'm used to. (Bloodshed is a free interface for C++, or more like the free version is like a demo that you can use, but it's really simple and it's good to use for simple programs and projects, though I'll have to get back on the differences between Bloodshed and Visual Studio)
• The project assigned by Eric is due next Monday.
  • We need to hand in a proposal for tomorrow including:
    • What the project will be about
    • Pseudo code (If possible, I believe)
    • Time frame of day-to-day things each individual will do
  • And a single slide presentation of what the project will be about for Tuesday

Afternoon:

• HCI course was mainly about History this time, so it wasn't as much fun. But the videos were very good. I really didn't know about the first mouse being made out of wood. It was funny. And the GPS thing was cool, but it really must have cost a lot.

Ideas for Programming Project:

• Already decided on something like a text-based game
• Idea is that the user goes to shop and random things will happen to him
• I will try and see how to write this now

Today's Programming Class assignment: desiree_assignment1.zip

Comments here please.

EvaTao - 03 Jun 2008 - 00:57

Hey Desiree, could you vote the activities you will attend and the movies you like when you get a chance?

SamanthaLevine - 02 Jun 2008 - 14:26

So for your program, are you thinking something along the lines of going to shop, but suddenly are told that you got bit by an asp and fell into a hole? Curious....

PaulClay - 02 Jun 2008 - 14:03

I like when I shop and random things happen to me. I wish it happened more, in fact. Maybe I'll have to play your game when it's done.