A Java-Flavored Start

This week was my first week in CST 338, and honestly, I'm really liking the class so far! It feels good to be coding again for school projects and adding commits to GitHub. This first week has felt like a throwback to LEARN Academy, except now it's Java-flavored instead of JavaScript and Ruby.

A lot of this week was about getting settled into the class workflow and refreshing some familiar skills. I worked on CodingBat challenges, reviewed Git concepts like branches, commits, merges, and pull requests, and started working through Lab 01. The Git review was mostly a refresher for me, but it was still nice to practice it in a structured way again.

Lab 01 was probably my favorite part of the week. I got to build out Shape classes and then connect everything together using interfaces, unit tests, and file reading. Building shapes sounds simple at first, but it actually turned into a really good way to practice object-oriented programming concepts in Java.

Overall, I am feeling good about CST 338 so far. While I imagine 3 quizzes a week will become more rough as the semester continues, for now the assignments feel practical, the Git workflow feels useful, and I'm enjoying getting back into regular coding habits.