Java Education Trifecta take two.
UsedToVenom Education and Career DK30 Fall 2023 0 0
Description
This is a second attempt at finishing the mooc.fi course on Java. It will serve as a wind-up and refresher.
Recent Updates
Day 17
One more exercise left in week 13. I think I might slip with the goals, but that’s fine as long as I maintain the course (hehe)
Day 15
Today was rough, but I managed to sit down and read through the rest of the course. It’s almost midnight, so I’m gonna pass on solving the exercise, but there is nothing left in week 13 except the two tasks. I’m getting a better idea on how to work with javafx! I hope going back to work next week won’t be too rough and I can continue working on this and future Java projects.
Day14
Days 11-13 were quite busy and tiring, with visitors and lots of stuff that needed doing around the house. THankfully I didn’t think much and just sat down today to do something with the course. Managed to finish another exercise - only two left in week 13. I should be able to finish week 13 tomorrow, and have a full week to finish the course altogether. I should be still on target to finish week 3 goal, but I need to kick into higher gear.
See you tomorrow!
Day 10. Yesterday was lazy in the afternoon and very busy in the evening, and I didn’t do any work on the course. I was able to do some good progress today, finish the section and move to the final section of week 13 (second to last!) still working with views, scenes and JavaFX, having fun and not really hitting any major walls yet. This is kind of fun again.
See you tomorrow!
Day 8 Took the weekend off due to guests, but sat down today and finished the previous exercise. Made contact with a DK30 Accountability buddy! Fingers crossed we can keep each other pumped for our projects.
On the exercise side, I was happy that I could look up older solutions quickly and knew what I wanted to look for. Decided to go for a simpler solution (for loop instead of working in stream) but I will have to remember to go back and do a refresher on streams.
See you tomorrow!
Day 6. I’ve worked a bit yesterday with good results! I actually made progress on the task I got stuck on in December… which shows where the issue was. Not skill or capabilities. It’s Saturday and we have guests so I’m taking a break day, but I’m happy with the progress I’m making. I also got back to the same learning playlist as before!
Day 4. Sadly due to me being needed elsewhere, I had to skip day 3, but I’ve made good progress today! Sat down to the last question I did back in December and started working on it. Read through all the previous ones in the last course section, and they are not as difficult as I was worried they have been. See you tomorrow!
Day 2. Had a pretty bad migraine today, but decided to at least sit and try. Read through the first GUI class - the last section I worked on in previous project. I’m happy I’m building this habit again. See you tomorrow.
Hello again. Today is the first day, it’s been a long time coming. I’ve opened the code, logged into the course, and clicked around in my older exercises. The objectives are all about taking it slow, so I’ll see you tomorrow!
Estimated Timeframe
Jun 30th - Jul 30th
Week 1 Goal
Open the course daily, read earlier classes, do a refresher exercise - > priority in that order
Week 2 Goal
Start working towards finishing the course, make sure I understand previous lessons and can quickly search solutions to older exercises.
Week 3 Goal
Finish the course.
Week 4 Goal
Start working on a small application that does something. A minuscule 5 minute gaming experience or a calculator of sorts, maybe a fun GUI - like a manipulation board for a child.