What did you set out to work on? (Did you change course, once you started working? If so, why?) We set out to create a button to increase text size in the books, to reach accessibility standards, and help Ezra’s group. We did not change our course of action, and it still seems very doable. …
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Blog Prompt 25
What did you set out to work on? (Did you change course, once you started working? If so, why?) Me and my team set out to be able to test our code, and work on it to get a base working. It changed when we started working on it, as we were expecting Brad to …
Blog Prompt 24
Thinking about your own personal style, blog about how you can benefit from celebrating your wins, and finding a way to learn from your mistakes and losses after a tragic loss. I don’t often celebrate my wins, I suppose, if I had to name a benefit I might gain from it, I suppose it would …
Blog Prompt 23
In your twenty-third blog entry of the semester, after you’ve spent a couple of hours working independently, write a blog entry (250+ words) which addresses the following questions in short essay form:: What did you set out to work on? (Did you change course, once you started working? If so, why?) I set out to …
Blog Post 21
What did you set out to work on? (Did you change course, once you started working? If so, why?) I set out this weekend to finish getting my personal version of our project up to date, I did so. I also wanted to find what python library we needed to emulate, and how we would …
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Keeping the first of these readings in mind, describe some of the best ideas that you think are most likely to help improve output for yourself or others you work closely with. I already make lists and prioritize, I also schedule tasks. Doing these things by myself and in teams has gotten me this far …
Blog post 19
Discuss why the author asserts that simple is sustainable. Do you agree? Disagree? Explain. The author presents that if a process is broken down enough into simplified patterns it can become effectively effortless and can be repeated indefinitely, and people can be trained to do it with minimum effort, as well. Thus when both of …
Blog Post 18
Identify Bandura’s all four sources of efficacy that were discussed in the video. Then discuss which of these sources of efficacy you are typically good at finding/achieving/doing intrinsically for yourself and which you sometimes might benefit from working harder at for yourself. Explain perhaps with an example. The four sources of efficacy Bandura lists are: …
Blog Prompt 17
Discuss the motivations developers have for writing for OSS that are explored in the readings. Compare and contrast your own motivations and traits with those explored in the readings. The writing cites several motivations one may have for contributing to open source, from job signaling being one, to fun or personal need being others. Personally, …
Blog Prompt 16
Do you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert? Explain your choice. Then describe some advantages and disadvantages for each of these traits in regards to software development and open source contribution. I consider myself an extrovert, I would almost always rather be around people, and I feel drained if I have been alone for …
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