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Documenting lessons from rockets to reliability runbooks.

Use the quick filters to jump to a topic. Every post includes the practices, metrics, and retro notes recruiters ask about.

Mar 28, 2024

Final Project Idea

Skate Park App Overview The problem: Tourists, or just locals wanting to have a skate session with friends and family, may want easy access to possible parks across the island without having to search all...

Software Engineering Meteor

May 06, 2024

One Step Closer!

What I took with me This semester has been both challenging and enlightening, offering a wealth of new knowledge and fostering connections with like-minded peers sharing similar goals. As I reflect on what I’ve found...

Computer Engineering Reflection Learning

May 02, 2024

Was AI a Tool?

I. Introduction In my academic journey, my professor advocated for the use of AI as a valuable tool, highlighting its potential to enhance our learning and problem-solving abilities. It became evident that AI’s effectiveness is...

Computer Engineering Reflection Learning AI

Apr 29, 2024

Whoa, at least I got my antidote!

Antidote? In the realm of computer science, the journey from rookie to a well rounded programmer is marked by numerous milestones, one of the most significant being the understanding and application of design patterns. Design...

Computer Engineering Reflection Learning Design Patterns

Mar 13, 2024

Looking back at goals after midterm

Smart Goals! Looking at my “smart goals” that I have created. 1) I want to accomplish learning about softwares and how software engineering differs from programming. I will know that I reached this goal when...

Smart Goals Reflection

Feb 07, 2024

New Tools Has Been Obtained!

From Browser to Desktop! From learning about IDE’s (integrated development environment) and GitHubs Desktop, I got to implement new tools under my belt of coding and software development. It was a really exciting learning process...

Computer Science GitHub Desktop IntelliJ Reflection

Feb 22, 2024

Is the struggle worth it?

Why Know you Know? Everything we see online is created either through the use of HTML. In relation to that, learning about this type of “coding” is an essential way to progress in the fields...

Html Css Bootstrap 5 Framework Reflection

Feb 21, 2024

Looking back at goals

Smart Goals! Looking at my “smart goals” that I have created. 1) I want to accomplish learning about softwares and how software engineering differs from programming. I will know that I reached this goal when...

Smart Goals Reflection

Jan 24, 2024

What's a Smart Question?

Angello Portillo ICS 314 Professor Dan Port 24 January 2024 During this week we dived into the meaning of “Smart Questions”. It was at first a question within itself, “what is a smart question”, it...

Computer Science Open Source Reflection

Jan 17, 2024

The Newbie Experince!

Angello Portillo ICS 314 Professor Dan Port 17 January 2024 I dove into the understanding of JavaScript as a beginner in the field of a new programming language. JavaScript offered me new ideas on how...

Computer Science Reflection Learning