Week in Isolation 2.0

• What did you do this past week?

It was a weird week. We had our lectures either live via Zoom (for this class), and some others pre-recorded the lectures and posted them on Canvas. It gets a bit challenging staying on top of classes on top of maintaining a good routine and whatnot, although one would imagine staying at home would make this easier.

This week was pretty brutal, I had 4 exams, one each in my 4 classes. For most of the week, I was solely focused on doing well in those. There were several technology hiccups, but hopefully, things go smoother the rest of the semester.

I also wrapped up Project 3 – Allocator. I was fortunate enough to find a partner to work with and despite some issues on the way, we turned it in with an hour to spare.

• What’s in your way?

I think the theme of this answer will be the same for most of us – the pandemic has thrown a bunch of our plans and lives out of whack. Additionally, all my 5 interviews were postponed indefinitely so it leaves a bit confused as to how to approach recruiting in this current time.

• What will you do next week?

I want to get started on and finish the next Project early on so that I am not stressed about finishing it the week after. I think this will be pretty challenging, so it will be important to start sooner rather than later. I will also have 2 more exams next week, so I will prep for those. I also hope to begin some sort of working out regimen at home from Monday.

• What was your experience of Test #1b?

I did not mind it, to be honest. I think the groups should be smaller, closer to 2-3 people max. It is a collaborative exam, and everyone wants to get their code working correctly, so lesser number of people is better. Or, it could be that everyone in one breakout room gets one submission, one grade, like our projects. This ensure everyone is working together for one collective aim.

• What made you happy this week?

I am cooking lots of food for myself, something I had stopped doing this just before spring break as I was very busy and eating unhealthily. Staying at home, I have been making and baking a lot!

• What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?

Use teletype on atom! Very useful for us when doing the projects.