Reflection: Sort/Search

Sort Search seems more like an exercise in arrays and forLoops. The code is somewhat simple, just knowing how to apply the logic to it is the difficult thing. It seems more and more obvious that programming is not just knowing syntax, but using logic to figure out where to use what to get the computer to achieve your goals.I feel like a lot of the time I will get stumped by the program. I will usually just sit there and stare at the screen until an idea pops into my head and I go "boy, that DOES make sense!". My code is all just my conclusions on which method is best used to solve a problem.

Reflection 022711

This week we worked on the Critter labs. I had somewhat of a problem at first understanding the act() method for these. I looked for the file which actually stores the act() method. Then I saw in the power point what I was looking for and I understood. I am having a bit of trouble understanding what to do. As a designer, I understand that looking at a blank page is one of the worst things to do for your creativity. Without inspiration or example, your results will come out jumbled an unorganized. For the most recent labs, sometimes I am confused and don't know what to do. I have been studying my AP review book and that has been helping.

What I have learned from the blogs I am following

One of the blogs I am following is the Mobility tech blog. I learned that web servers could be hosted from a mobile phone or device. Not on 15, or even 10 years, but now! These are called "Servlets" and they are powered by Java 3.0. I think this is going to change a lot in ways of server hosting. Hosting internet servers in such a small card in a mobile device is a huge difference to how they were un previous years.

See the whole article here: http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javacard/javacard-servlets/