week 10 (Week 2)

This week I did Lab 00 and 01. Java still feels kind of weird. Sometimes I think I get it, but then I try something and it just doesn't work. I fix one thing and something else breaks. Not sure if I’m just overcomplicating things or what. I mean, I do feel like I’m learning, but it’s slow. Slower than I hoped, honestly.

With Git, I’m mostly using git add, git commit, git status, and git checkout. Those I’m starting to get used to. I still check the branch a lot before I do anything. I don’t want to mess things up. I haven’t done anything too advanced with Git, but for now it’s enough to keep things organized.

Unit testing was brand new for me. Never touched anything like that before. I saw @Test and didn’t even know where to put it. I copied some structure from the examples and messed with it until things passed. Still not sure I understand how it all works, but I can tell it’s useful. Like, it tells you if you broke something. That’s pretty helpful.

Then there’s the LDPM project. Yeah. I opened it and just stared at it for a while. It’s a lot. Haven’t really done a lot yet, just kind of planning. I don’t even know the best place to begin, but I’ll probably just pick one part and go from there. It looks time-consuming. Definitely not a quick assignment.

So yeah, the week had its moments. I’m learning. Slowly, but I am. Hoping next week I feel a little more in control.