cst 338 - week 1

Discuss the process of solving the Coding Bat challenges.  A major part of software design is thinking about how to approach a problem with the tools we have at our disposal.  What were the steps you took to solve some of these challenges? 

Something I did first was work through each problem in pseudocode, or with just words. I imaged what I had to do with english/words before thinking about the syntax. This is because I didn't remember all of the syntax, so I knew what to Google once I figured out how to solve the issue.

I also watched an intro to Java video to brush up my syntax from an old Coursera course I did a while ago.

Did you plan it out or throw code at it? 
The way I approached these assignments is by programming them all in my IDE first, and then running them all at the same time to complete the assignment quickly. The reason I took this approach is because I knew I would get distracted with the web UI, so I just screenshotted the prompts ahead of time and worked on my IDE.

What worked?
I would say my strategy worked well, and I paced myself throughout the week.

What DID NOT work?
What didn't work was trying to cram everything in one day. I had to brush up on my Java skills, but once I got it, it was quite easy. 

How many tries did it take? 
Some of these were super quick, and some took 3-4 tries. Most of these issues were because of syntax issues, or not knowing the difference between greater than or less than. Otherwise, I felt like it went pretty smoothly.