Essays

Stupid Questions Beget Stupid Consequences

22 Dec 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! This essay is on the longer side, not because of what I say but, because I’ve included questions and answers from StackOverflow here (for your viewing pleasure)....

Questions Answers StackOverflow

Booting Bootstrap in T-Minus NOW!

20 Dec 2023

Brief Overview If you want a TL;DR: here it is! This essay will be on the shorter end because UI Frameworks are relatively straightforward with a proportionately steep learning curve. However, frameworks are worth the time learning due to how...

UI Frameworks Webpage Development Bootstrap 5

Software Engineering: The Breath of Fresh Air

11 Dec 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! Throughout my Software Engineering course, I honestly think I could have learned the programming aspect by myself: it’s just HTML/Javascript/CSS. Hell, we learned it through freeCodeCamp.org, so...

Programming Design Patterns Software Engineering Programming Style Agile Project Management

A Learner's Approach to Unity

10 Dec 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! Learning Unity both from just a visual experience to a VR-interaction-based game, forced me to learn C# and a whole lot of other engine-specific things. What even...

Programming Unity Game Development

In Code There Are Patterns: Oh My!

29 Nov 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! Design patterns are general solutions that solve common problems that occur in software design. However, incorrect use or using generally negative solutions create antipatterns. I use many...

Programming Design Patterns

Artificial Intelligence: is it AIght?

20 Nov 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! I opted to not use ANY artificial intelligence assistance for this course, even the suggested Co-Pilot plug-in for IntelliJ. This is because I believe that actually being...

Programming AI

JavaScript's Not That Bad!

31 Aug 2023

Edited 2023-12-25 Brief Overview If you want a TL;DR: here it is! I thought JavaScript was intimidating at first, but after taking the introductory course and doing some WODs, it turned out it wasn’t so bad! The Insurmountable Great of...

Programming Software Development Webpage Development