CST 338: Week 1 Learning Journal

    This week, it is not over yet. I spend hours every day refining my Java skills and getting back up to speed. It's been mostly smooth, despite some hiccups in learning about loops and parsing strings with them. I am still studying to ensure I fully understand the topics. We used codingbat.com/java for this week's homework, and I first started with the warmup, which I fully completed. Then, I began working on the assigned homework, which included beginner string manipulation, array, and logical problems. The process starts off by dissecting what the text is asking and working the solution carefully around the prompt. I heavily limited the usage of AI unless it was simply used to explain, or if I was incredibly stuck and I couldn't figure out what exactly to do next. I don't really plan out my code, well, I do at least a little in my head before I throw code at the issue. Reading references and API about strings and arrays, watching tutorials and given sources, it significantly helped me learn how to solve the easy to medium problems. On some problems, I got it in one confident try, sometimes it is an unconfident try, yet I still get it right, but usually, I do get an error or two before I get my code working. I suppose if I am getting it working, I am learning, and fewer brainless errors will occur in the future.

Really, just keep studying and working at what is most difficult for you to understand, and it will eventually start to make sense. Just don't be lazy.

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