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Tomopteris — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:31:46 +0000

Hello there, I am currently a student enrolled in a Web Design and App. Development course at SU. I have a few skills that I believe translate well into having a good career.

Firstly, I can play multiple instruments including the main 4 wooden orchestra instruments, guitar, bass-guitar, and piano. I bring this up as I believe it shows that I enjoy and I am capable of learning multiple things.

Secondly, I am really good with people. I enjoy solo work, but I also flourish in an environment where teamwork is necessary.

My best project I would have to say is winning UIL in orchestra whenever we would. I have not really ever been in a position of leadership, but I don't believe I am incapable of it.

My dream job would honestly be anywhere I can feel proud of the company, and the people working in it.

Week 5 JavaScript Discussion

Tomopteris — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 06:13:48 +0000

What is an element in a form?

– Ways a user can interact with a website with elements such as form, input, text area, label, buttons, etc.

Which properties and methods exist for input boxes?

– For input boxes, there are many ways to customize them, for example, you can change the color, dates, image, text, etc.

How do you display the current date in a form?

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<input type="text" id=”date” name=”date”></input>

<script type=”text/javascript”>

document.getElementById(‘date’).value = Date()

</script>

5.1 Interface Builder Basics

Tomopteris — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:22:00 +0000

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What’s the Storyboard?

– Includes many pieces of the interface, defining the layout of one or many screens as well as the progression from one screen to another.

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What’s the use of the Object Library?

– It is to browse through buttons, text fields, labels and other view controllers that can be added onto a scene.

4.2 Documentation

Tomopteris — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 19:16:25 +0000

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Why do you think documentation is important?

– Documentation is super important because you can see the function and purpose of a line of code quickly and easily. Coding in general like HTML, CSS, and JS, have websites dedicated to their functions and archive a large amount of how to use it. I have not really seen an equivalent to lets say, MDN, for Swift. This isn’t the same thing, but extremely helpful.

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Which are different ways of accessing documentation?

– there are a few methods, Control-Shift-Zero, the Xcode Help Menu on the right side, or option click a code, and the popover should have a link to the documentation.

4.1 Swift Discussion

Tomopteris — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 18:55:07 +0000

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When will you use breakpoints?

– To check values or perform debugging operations.

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Why would you change the iOS simulator?

– If referring to changing from older generation to newer generation iOS devices, you would see how it behaves on an older device if used, and have a smaller impact on your computer when running the simulator.

Swift Discussion: Control Flow

Tomopteris — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:29:05 +0000

What is a conditional?

– It runs multiple checks and runs code based on the results. These statements are part of a more broad concept called control flow.

What is a logical operator?

– Symbols that combine or modify Boolean logic values true and false.

Which are the most common logical operators?

– The most common ones are &&(AND), | |(OR), and !(NOT).

Swift Discussion 2

Tomopteris — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:13:17 +0000

How do you assign a value?

– You can assign values with constants (let), or variables (var).

Which are the basic arithmetic operators?

- They are + for addition, - for subtraction, * for multiplication, and / for division.

Swift Discussion 1

Tomopteris — Wed, 20 May 2020 21:51:18 +0000

When was Swift introduced?

– In 2014.

For what platforms is Swift used as the primary programming language?

– WatchOS, tvOS, iOS, and macOS.

Which were the primary goals when developing Swift?

– Objective-C is difficult, developing swift was to create a modern language that was easier to learn, read, write, and maintain.

Objects

Tomopteris — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 00:48:12 +0000

What is an object?

– An entity within the browser or web page.

What is a property?

– Defining characteristics of an object.

What is a method?

– An action that can be performed on an object.

Which are the different ways of referencing objects?

Tag name

– document.getElementsByTagName(tag)

Class name

– document.getElementsByClassName(class)

Name

– document.getElementsByName(name)

ID

- document.getElementById(id)

Arrays

Tomopteris — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 04:25:53 +0000

What is a structure?

The layout of the array, referring to its layers.

How can you use it?

To use it you make a variable or constant, and encase it in brackets [].

What's the use of index in arrays?

To access data arrays, using the same notation as arrays.

Can you modify a single index or do you need to modify the complete array?

You can modify a single index, you just need to specify which entry.

What's the use of the length property in an array?

To find out, in zero-based indexing, how many values an entry has.

What's the use of the reverse and sort methods?

Reverse reverses the order of items in an array making the last items first, and vice versa. Sort rearranges array items in alphabetical order.

Breakpoints and Strict Mode

Tomopteris — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:10:48 +0000

Breakpoints and Strict Mode

What is a breakpoint?

A breakpoint is a location in the program code in which the browser will pause the program, allowing the programmer to determine whether an error has already occurred in the script’s execution.

How can you use it?

In Google Chrome, click the line number next to the line where you want the browser to pause execution of the script.

Why would you use a breakpoint when debugging your code?

You would use breakpoints to locate the line that contains an error in your code, if any.

What is strict mode?

Strict mode is a way JavaScript can be run, in which all lapses in syntax result in load-time or run-time errors.

How can you run strict mode?

In the first line of the file, simply add ”use strict”; .

Lesson 20 Swift Discussion

Tomopteris — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:07:38 +0000

Is building an app easier or harder than you thought when you started the class? Why?

Building an app is about as difficult as I had imagined. Making an app requires a lot of knowledge of coding that I pretty much expected not to know.

What was your favorite part of building the final apps?

My favorite part is just seeing the end result, and having the knowledge of what certain code does.

What was the most challenging? Why?

The most challenging part is finding the code to do what I want. Unlike HTML, CSS, etc. there’s not a good resource for code, like MDN. It’s kind of like a trial by fire, but that’s also part of the fun.