Javascript still uses some familiar terms in the previous languages that I learned, such as arrays, loops, objects, etc. Using Javascript feels somewhat easier, because I don’t have to always name something a string, double, or integer, for example “string sentences = “word”;” but in javascript I can do “let sentence = “words”; ” , let allows me to create a string or integer, depending on what I did after the equals sign. But for someone like me, I need to keep working on this because I am in a new type of environment, I use to do all of my ICS test, quizzes, and assignments all online without any meetings. But now since Covid happened, learning feels much harder for me, I do have time to study, but there is less communication with our groups face to face.
Before classes started, I was practicing JavaScript, HTML, and CSS on my own in the last week of my 2019 winter break, just to refresh my head on coding again. I was learning from youtuber “Clever Programmer” and was only able to do about 5 hours of his “JavaScript Tutorial for Beginners- Full Course in 8 Hours [2020]”. I haven’t learned new things coding related in this module yet, what I noticed from this module, is that the writing intensive was writing a lot of essays for our portfolio, it wasn’t the codes or at least not yet.
From my short experience with JavaScript, I believe it is a good programming language for software engineers. From what I read, JavaScript wasn’t a good programming language around the early 2000s, but was on the rise, around 2010 to now, JavaScript is the second most used programming language, it may also take over Python as most used language probably after I graduate. Its best to learn the best and up in coming programing languages there is, because the languages you learned before may become obsolete.
When studying for our first in class WOD’s practice WOD’s online, and the one with the TA were helpful, it helped me to get a better understanding on how the program should look, based on what we learned or was supposed to learn at home. For me I still wish this class was not flipped, it does stress me out because of the many things we have to do, such as setting up our portfolios, github, essays, practice WOD’s and many more in the future, while doing our many assignments for our other classes. For me I think the coding is enjoyable, because I feel satisfaction whenever I complete an assignment, but as assignments get harder, it probably will slowly become unenjoyable for me. If I am able to pass this class, then I would say it can work for me.