Author: ssangela Cui
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My Journey to my First Internship Offer (Spring 2024 edition)
Amidst missed chances and unforeseen twists, my path to securing a Spring internship at TechWithHeart underscored the significance of grabbing hold of second opportunities. Despite initial worries stemming from an unanswered message and potential doubts, my distinctive background and skills distinguished me from other applicants, underscoring the importance of diverse experiences. This journey not only…
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Angular: File Upload, Links, and Caching?
It’s been a while since I’m written here, but I am learning Angular at the moment so I decided to share a bit of what I’m learning and some problems I’m running into. What is Angular? Angular is a framework downloaded through npm package manager where the roots of the programming languages in Angular consist…
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lossless, dependency-preserving 3NF decomposition
That is a mouthful of unfamiliar vocabulary to me… Let’s start with the first term: Lossless Lossless is a type of data compression method. The opposite of this is lossy. Lossless keeps all data which in the sense of databases can be extremely useful. However, it can also become repetitive if the data is repetitive…
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Unit Testing
For a class I’m taking called Software Engineering, my role is being an admin for Phase 1. In short, this course is a group-based project where the team creates a mock-up of Reddit. There are total of 4 Phases in the course and we just completed Phase 0, which was the tutorial phase. Now, I…
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SQL queries
I am writing this today as I have a midterm tomorrow for this class. I have an assignment due as well and figured to write this in light of some of my frustrations I encounter as I go through the assignment. Note: I cannot disclose the entirety of this assignment or its details since it…
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Coding Challenges
I found this site in courtesy of John Crickett on LinkedIn. I explored the site and it seems very cool! There’s a lot of different challenges from easy to hard. Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.fyi/challenges/intro LeetCode is often used for coding interviews: This specific set is very useful for coding interviews. Some other platforms for free coding…
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Rejections
This may be a sensitive topic but I am getting inspired by this LinkedIn post. I am still early in the summer internship process for 2024 but I figured it’d be good to learn from my past mistakes and put it in writing so that I can improve. So far, I have gotten a few…
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To-Do List
Today, I was really amused with one of the homework assignments for my class. I learned how to create a to-do list using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. With what I learned such as the event commands, I feel like I can get much further in my coding abilities. Check out the website here: https://ayc325.github.io/todo-list/
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Job Application Status
This is not my typical type of post… Since Mid-August, I’ve been applying to Summer 2024 internships regularly. For the past week, I’ve been applying to around five a day and receiving two rejections a day. It’s been rough to say the least and feels like the college application process all over again. On the…
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Software Application Architecture
Today, I’m learning about Software Architecture for a Software Engineering Class. In short, the Software Engineering class is about learning about the process of Software Engineering. We’re learning about the different phases and roles when creating a software. In this video, the speaker talks about the concepts and fundamentals of software architecture. Vocab: Architecture: the…
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