November 13-14

Thursday: 12:55-2:30
Friday: 12:55-2:30

     On Thursday, I sat in on an informational meeting with a new staff member of the high school. We discussed all of the different IP addresses for various servers etc. across the district. I got to look at some of the servers, switches, and closets within the school, which was very interesting. I may not understand most of the goings on in the hardware department, but there is no question that a room full of wires is a powerful sight. Thinking of the fact that our school, small as it is, requires all those wires leads to the overwhelming thought of how many wires are necessary in large corporations.
     Friday was spent in preparation for our meeting after school to start doing what we could with the app. The meeting began with some talk of the software design document and how to complete it, but we soon realized that we would be better off if we explored the software we were planning to use before we completed the document. So, we decided on a layout for the first version of the app and started to play around with App Furnace, the app engine we would be using to convert our app for different platforms. We concluded that it would not be sensible to split into groups until some preliminary exploring was done with the software, and since two of our team were unable to attend, we left splitting into groups for another meeting.
     It was nice to finally put the finishing touches on one of the projects I have undertaken. Though the library blog was a small assignment, it is nice to be able to check one thing off of the list. I had a fairly eventful week and it was exciting to go on some field trips and sit in on some meetings. It gives me an idea of the cooperative end of computer science that requires relations with people and not just computers. I am glad with the way things are progressing on the app, and excited to see what comes in future meetings. Hopefully, by Thanksgiving we will have a good start on the app and will be able to use our break to really get to work.