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Just Some 'QnA' about my Experience

How much of coding did you know / were aware about / your coding knowledge before taking class?

I think it was in the years of elementary school, grade 3 through 5, where oftentimes for free time they allowed us to go on Code.org and mess around there. More so specifically I recall them letting us do the Hour of Code sessions, and since there was many themes, the only memories I frankly have of it are only what theme the coding sessions were (I know there was a Minecraft themed session, and some drawing theme as well... and the dance rave one). But that was how much exposure I had to the concept, becuause all I knew was that coding was the basic foundation of how console and computer games play out.

Compare your prior knowledge to what you know / learned. Do you have any significant idea or thought that you liked?

Well now I know that coding is an "umbrella term" for all kinds of coding languages, from Python and HTML/CSS, to Javascript and Bootstrap. Some languages can be more harder and complex to comprehend faster than others, but each language is able to create specific web medias, from website to computer games, and more. I think an idea or thought I would consider to be "significant" is exactly that, the fact that with all these coding languages, it allows individuals to code what they envision in their minds, and allows them to put those ideas in a visual format.

Is there any language that you've learned, so far, that you struggle with and/or can overacheive with, in a sense?

I unerstand the question. I mentioned before how some languages can be easily comprehended more than others, and I would have to say that HTML/CSS is one of those easy languages. HTML is able to display things like images and interactives, and CSS aids in styling the format; I enjoy how the two can simply work together in such harmony. As for the flip side, Bootstrap may be the more complicated languages I've learned, since there's many places where things can go wrong, resulting in a failed outcome. That's not including the fact that I wasn't present in class when the language was introduced! But it just takes time (and some amounts of patience to a point) to familiarize yourself with the elements and functions. It's all smooth sailing afterwards...

In FoCS, considered your first expereince with coding, what can you say about it?

Even if I flumped a bit on knowing parts of a computer hardware, I think I really went above and beyond with each assignment. The site we used at the time easily helped me to find any mistakes or errors before running the log session, and it was always nice to see my final output. Python we also learned, and I liked it so much since it combined a liked hobby of mine, coloring, with coding.

Speaking of those assignments, were there any that you loved doing?

I remember we had to try and make a menu of sort in code, and it was when we learned how to add price signs without the computer mistaking them as part of the code. The menus had to have a variety, and of course a well-constructed theme to it. During brainstorming for a theme, my sister and I were chatting about animals and how despite our allergic / bad relationship with cats, they're just as fun of a pet. This gave me the idea of a cat cafe, something that does exist, and it was great that I could include little text art of cats just to sell the theme.
For Python, my favorite would have to be the Night Seaside drawing, because we were able to change our "brush" to different stamps. I had fun with drawing my beach backdrop, but most fun with placing the turtles on the seashore (and that was as hard to angle and plot well), and for my submission I made it a starry night with a full moon, since I've heard that baby sea turtles use said moonlight to guide them to the waters; I guess the sunlight is the replacement for daytime babies.

You're now in ACC, and from the assignment you've done so far, is there any that you liked, or liked how it turned out?

That would be really hard to choose. We've done many good assignment and my submissions were very good that I can't only pick one!
If I had to, I think my most favorite would be our "myQuiz" assignment, since I went all out on CSS for my button answers. Exploring around on w3schools, I found out how to somewhat 'animate' buttons, like giving the illusion that they were clicked (they would indent to give off a 'click'), or how the cursor changed when hovering over. I wanted to do more, but I had to stop myself frankly and convince that the buttons were styled enough.
The "memoryGame" is another favorite of mine. I found it really amazing how to randomize the images for the set, an dhow you could add more "cards" to the playing table so almost all images were used. I had a nice time with it.
Honorable Mentions are "myPeeps", "1.2 Categories", and "Grandma's Quilt".