Essays

An Adventure into Software Development

10 May 2024

My favorite ice breaker question that I’ve ever been asked was, “What random skill would you want to be the best at?” I said building Rube Goldberg Machines. It’s partly my favorite because I was proud to come up with...

ICS314 Essay Software Development

AI-volution of Education

08 May 2024

I. Introduction The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has risen significantly in recent years. Tools like ChatGPT, Bing AI, and Co-Pilot have become essential resources, condensing vast amounts of information from the internet with a simple prompt. However,...

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LEGO Logic: Coding Piece by Piece

25 Apr 2024

When I was younger, my favorite Christmas gift was a Star Wars Lego set. It wasn’t grand – it was a small pod-racer set from The Phantom Menace. It wasn’t even mine, really – it was meant for my brother,...

ICS314 JavaScript Design Patterns

A Pretty Sight: Well-Designed Sites

22 Feb 2024

When I saw an ugly website, my first thought would be “how could someone actually put this out there?” With various website builders like Wix making it so easy to create visually appealing and functional sites, I figured that designing...

ICS314 Essay Bootstrap5

Chipping Away at Red Underlines

08 Feb 2024

When I was asked what my favorite color was growing up, I’d always say “the rainbow”. Genuinely, I loved all the colors of the rainbow, and seeing a rainbow always made me smile. One of the things I enjoyed as...

ICS314 Essay ESLint

I Need to Ask - How Do I Ask?

25 Jan 2024

There are ellipses in my head (…) I’ve always had a hard time asking questions. There’s something about them that makes forming them nearly impossible for me. Often I hear that it’s supposed to be a simple task, that I...

ICS 314 Essay Questions

Designing a Better World

18 Jan 2024

Up until now, I’ve always struggled to find a passion for anything particular. Whenever I explore I often end up falling into the same sentiment of “as long as I end up making the world a better place then no...

ICS 314 Essay Software Development

JavaScript looks like my handwriting

17 Jan 2024

After I completed the JavaScript code camp, I remember thinking that the syntax of this language makes the name make sense. It’s like Java, but the style of it reminds me of a script-style font, a half cursive mix of...

ICS 314 Essay JavaScript