Project: Le Pivot
Group Member Names: Dione Wilson, Hugh Morrison, Randal Springer, Liam Barstad
Project Expectations:
- Learn new things
- Develop proficiency with new communication tools/practices
** Achievements | |
My greatest achievement this module was finally tackling and correctly diagnosing the problems with my React Native app. I feel like I learned so much from the entire process, and I now feel comfortable approaching completely foreign technologies. Diagnosing these errors gave me a chance to re-evaluate the methods I use to attack problems, especially when those problems are poorly documented or obscure. My other achievements include giving a lightning talk on Amazon Web Services, learning JavaScript and React, and successfully connecting myself and others with fellow aspiring pythonistas. When problems were presented, I consistently tackled the more difficult ones, and I am not afraid to pave the way for others by researching and trying new ideas. | |
** New Interests | |
I discovered this inning that I was actually very happy working with front end frameworks, and wouldn't mind taking a job described as Front-End or Full Stack. As well, there seems to be a lot of new ground to be covered in th |
## DataFiend | |
### Pitch: | |
It will be the goal of this project to successfully create a extensible neural network that can analyze and predict market trends across multiple currencies. | |
### Project Management: | |
Pivotal tracker will be used to monitor iterations and gague the progress of the application. | |
### [Project Title] | |
JamHQ | |
### Pitch | |
JamHQ will be an application designed in the same breath as sites like Facebook and LinkedIn to allow musicians to share, collaborate, | |
and connect directly with venues and producers. | |
### Problem |
### [Project Title] | |
BlindChat | |
### Pitch | |
This is an app that will match people at random (I will also make a version that matches based off gender, orientation, and interests, to test its viability | |
as an actual dating app) and place them into a blind chatroom with each other, at which point they will have to talk to each other for a certain amount of | |
time to reveal each other's photos. |
Name of contact | |
Alex Schaefer, Ryan Tyler, Bekah Lundy | |
Date of contact | |
9/15/17 | |
Outcome (i.e., did you get a response? If not, what is your follow-up plan? Did you meet? When? What was the result?) |
(paraphrased and adapted from previously written and misplaced reflection) | |
This module, we have integrated the use of waffle cards effectively, most evident in our current project Little Shop. I think | |
what made it easier to use waffle was the fact that, on this project, the spec was divided into user stories. User stories are | |
small, bite-sized chunks, that group members are not shy pulling down and completing. When the project was in whole iterations, | |
the tasks were often open-ended and more difficult to track progress. Regardless, more thought should have been given to dividing | |
bike-share more effectively. I have found since that it is much more effective to work in the same room with group members, but | |
seperately. That way, questions can be asked and answered quickly, but the whole group time is not spent laboriously going over | |
the plan. I enjoy the agile workflow, as it allows for greater compartmentilization and makes sure that each part of the program | |
is working before moving on to the next. It also me |
Date of feedback conversation: | |
8/24/17 | |
How did you prepare for the conversation? | |
I had thought through what the outcomes of our project had been, where each team member needed to improve, and what they did | |
well. | |
How did the conversation go for you? What was easy about the conversation? What was more difficult? |
Currently, I am doing well at staying on top of group discussions and completing my share of the workload pre-emptively to | |
minimize the stress later. I can be reliable, and helpful at answering questions. I have also become much better at pairing and | |
using the driver/navigator workflow to tackle problems faster. I am using my command trait in better ways, i.e. being less | |
territorial and authoritative, and being more inclusive. I have found it easier to work collectively and prop other members up | |
rather than divide myself to my own work. I would like to continue to develop this trait, to the point where I can seamlessly | |
pair and collaborate on tasks that require knowledge that team members have not yet fully integrated. As a team mate, I have | |
noticed that, if I am left to my own devices, I will sometimes move forward to fast and neglect to leave space for my team mates | |
to work on and learn the material. This, I believe, is a failure of communication on my part, and I should always take the time | |
to run my pla |
Group Member Names:
Group members can meet on weekdays until 7-8, preferring afternoons on weekends. Aaron will have to leave sometimes after school to watch his dog.