CS371p Fall 2020: Sahithi Golkonda

What did you do this past week?

I spent a lot of the week studying (and stressing) for the test. My partner and I tried to meet up to work on the project, but we our schedules conflict a lot, so we’re only able to work on the weekends for extended amounts of time.

What’s in your way?

The project is mostly the thing in my way right now. My partner and I weren’t able to start early, and now we’re currently trying to get it done before the deadline tomorrow. It took some time for us to understand how the Allocator.hpp file is working and how the tests work. I think Project 1 and 2 have been easier to grasp because Professor Downing spent a lot of time talking about them and the testing suite in class.

What will you do next week?

I’m hoping that the coming week will be a lot slower for this class, since the past week has been pretty busy. I have tests in a couple other classes, so I plan to study for those. Midterm season really do be hitting.

If you read it, what did you think of The Liskov Substitution Principle?

I actually had to skip the paper for this week, because I spent all of today working on the project.

What was your experience of Test #1?

I was pretty stressed beforehand. because I wasn’t sure what to expect from a test on HackerRank. I think it went generally pretty well, though. The main issue was that I kept running out of time on the individual part, but then my group was always able to finish early in the group part of the test. I think the individual section has more of a time crunch because we have to read and understand the question, and getting started usually takes the longest time for me.

What made you happy this week?

I’m happy the test is over. I also baked pumpkin muffins with my sisters, so that was fun. Also, it finally feel like fall now!

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

My tip of the week would have to do with fixing your sleep schedule. I was going to bed late and waking up late, and I found it was really hard for me to be productive. Waking up earlier has made me be able to get more done during the day, and I also feel like my quality of sleep has gotten a lot better.