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Peer Appraisal
Overall I have gotten rather positive comments from my friends, and I'm really grateful for that (now I feel guilty because I think I racked up some not-so-positive comments in return)
Going through some of their comments:
"...looked quite silent at first meeting..."
I have always been slow in warming up to people I have never met before. I shall take note of that.
"Calm and composed"
Not all the time actually; perhaps I have gotten better thanks to National Service days when people depended on me to get communications flowing.
"Too calm and composed"
>.<
"His code was not really clean."
Oh yes I agree that my code can get very messy, especially during times when I prefer to get something working before my eyes first before I think of anything else. Probably inherited this bad habit from the old days of competitive programming. Thanks for highlighting that.
"Can dress better for presentation"
Ah well wasn't thinking so much about attire when preparing for the App Seminar, but friends will know I'm not exactly a fan of formal wear. Did I sort of made up for it during Poster Presentation? =)
"Not enough confidence in your own skill."
Its quite obvious; I know it myself. Unfortunately there's no easy fix to it, especially when people around me are always owning me left, right and centre. Thanks for highlighting it though!
"Appear a little more friendly."
Hmm actually I think sometimes I have the problem of appearing too friendly. Depends on situation I guess. Shall take note of that.
"Too easygoing"
This kind of proved my point above >.<
"Be a little more kind when criticizing"
Oops. Was I too harsh? I'm really sorry about that, although I couldn't recall any situation during CS3216 where I was unkind. Actually, I don't even remember criticizing anyone (except only this Peer Appraisal). Maybe sometimes when I talk, I don't listen to myself. Apologies again.
"Seems to have something to say but doesn't say it"
Hmm compared to the comment above, I thought this describes me better. Hence I'm not sure how the above comment came about. With regards to this, I...have nothing to say.
"Can try more design stuff"
Interestingly I was in drawing class when I was young; dropped out later, and as I grew up I began to do programming, and never went back to drawing again. I do wish I can draw again, hopefully soon.
"Looks like a monkey"
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When Prof Ben sent us an email telling us to 'try harder' for the Peer Appraisal, he mentioned the following:
"If you cannot really think of bad things, it probably means that you haven't been paying sufficient attention to your friend."
Right on the bull's eye. If I have to list one thing that I can take away from this Peer Appraisal, this will be it.
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HTML5 Assignment
I was very lucky to be project mates with my HTML5 assignment group. They had been awesome to work with and I had learnt alot from them. Beyond that, this was the first time I dived so deep into HTML5; I now have a better understanding of new trends and technologies like Local Storage. The process was painful, but I guess the end result wasn't too bad.
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User Interface & Interaction Design + Team Dynamics Lecture
To me its a clear choice: Team first. I guess for me, the people I work with is important because a good working environment is key to turning an idea into reality, and one important factor that determines a good working environment will be the people I will be working with.
Of course I'm not saying the Ideas First camp will not work out. Ideas First means that you will attract only those who believe in the idea as much as you do; and I'm sure belief is a very powerful source of motivation. Working on something that you don't believe in will probably not result in any good work coming from you.
All that being said, ultimately its up to the individual on what he prefers. Personally I have worked in enough projects to decide that I will prefer a team where I can get along with. "Comfort in Shared Suffering", as the famous term goes.
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Million Eyeballs
This is one of those lectures that got my full attention for the entire duration. Zit Seng's lecture on the scaling of web applications served to remind me just how little I know about networks, load testing, HTTP optimisation etc. To
The lecture was highly technical; I think a non CS student would have problems understanding it. However to us CS students, I think the lecture was very informative and really opened our eyes.
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Facebook and Security
Compared to the previous lecture, this was slightly drier, thus besides the first part on SQL injection, I had difficulty catching up with the lecture.
I have read a little of SQL injection before, but this was a nice refresh to what I read in the past. The key takeaway is to treat security as part of the development considerations, not an afterthought.
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Session with Entrepreneurs
To be honest, entrepreneurship is somewhat new to me; it was only during this lecture that I learnt what VC stands for haha.
Through the lecture we listened to the many experiences of these seasoned entrepreneurs, to highlight the fact that entrepreneurship is not for everyone, and it does require a giant leap of faith to start a business.
I don't foresee myself being an entrepreneur; never really had an interest to begin with.
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As you might have noticed, the sections are getting shorter, because I'm tired and I want to sleep. Nevertheless I have more or less covered the 'small(er) stuff' as mentioned at the start; and the 'big stuff' shall come in the next entry.
Good night! (or morning, whichever way you see it)
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