Wednesday: 12:25-2:30
Thursday: 12:55-2:30
Dr. Murray and I have started to make decisions for the app, lately. We decided on a layout based on other schools' apps and common layouts. We also researched the RSS feeds for the sites we want to scrape data from, because if we can find an RSS feed for the information, we won't have to scrape data for that aspect of the app. Finally, we decided to start doing as much as possible on our own so that the project will stay within a manageable timeline. As the officers of Byte Club, we are leading by example for those who will come after us in the club. We have some awesome ideas, but in our early stages as a club, we have to instill a motivation and seriousness across the board if we are to be successful in the future. Hopefully, once we start coding, we will get the ball rolling so as to be good leaders for the underclassmen. Additionally, Dr. Murray and I took some more time to look at PHP and databases. Dr. Murray is working on a website for some of our faculty, and he showed me some of the back end of that website as a reference for database navigating and PHP and SQL syntax.
Our app project is changing every time we work on it, but I am still confident that it will be successful. If we can motivate our members enough to get through the unexciting parts of the app, I know that we will be able to pull through and do a good job. I think that this is a good experience for me and the rest of us who are working on the app. We are seeing what it is like to work in a team on a larger-scale project and we are also seeing that software development isn't all fun and games. There is some serious thinking that has to come before any serious coding. Even though we are all itching to get started, I think we will see the true value in our planning once we do get started.
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