CST 499 - Computer Science Capstone - Week 11

-

 


  • What project milestones did you accomplish this week? This week, I worked on improving the layout and visual presentation of our TiddlyWiki site. The default layout provided by TiddlyWiki is very basic, so I explored different approaches to customize it. I tested a new layout plugin, integrated it into the project, and experimented with styling options to enhance readability and overall user experience. I also helped troubleshoot the publishing pipeline when the API became stuck, and through that process I identified duplicated variables in the Docker Compose file that were breaking the build.

  • What is your plan for next week? Next week, I plan to begin working on the testing component of the project. My goal is to implement unit tests and, if possible, incorporate full system tests as well. Even if we can only include a subset of system tests, I want to ensure that we establish a solid foundation for testing and reliability before the final stages of the project.

  • What challenges are you currently facing in project development? Do you need instructor assistance? The main challenge I continue to face is related to hardware limitations. Running local LLMs requires at least 16 GB of RAM, but my laptop does not meet that requirement, so I am unable to run the models locally. Because of this, I have been relying on my teammates to handle portions of the project that require strong hardware. To compensate, I have focused on contributing in other areas—such as completing a literature review independently, improving the layout and UI for the wiki, and now shifting my efforts toward developing the testing framework. At the moment, I do not need instructor assistance, but I am continuing to adapt my contributions around the tools I am able to run.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CST 462S - Race Gender & Class Digital World - Week 8

-
Image
  My service learning experience was great overall. I had the opportunity to work with a classmate to create a tool for The Furnace Teen Center . The project was to build a sign-in form that students could use before starting an activity. For example, if a student wanted to do some reading, they would scan a QR code that took them to a form where they entered their info. That info was then sent to a spreadsheet so the site supervisor could track who was participating and when. One thing I think could be improved is making the tool work more like a gym check-in system. Each student could have a membership card that, when scanned, would automatically log their activity into a database. But to do that, we would need to build Android and iOS apps, which takes way more time than the 25 hours we had. This kind of project really needs someone with experience in app development and a longer timeline to do it right. One of the biggest challenges was the time limit. Since we only had 25 hour...
Read more

CST 438 - Software Engineering - Week 3

-
Image
  How does React compare to other frameworks you have used for front end development?  What do you like, and not like, about React? I do not have a lot of experience with web development, so I have not really used other front end frameworks besides React. At first, React felt a bit confusing to learn, especially with all the components and state stuff. But once I got the hang of it, I started to really see how helpful it is. It makes building user interfaces faster and easier to manage, especially when working on bigger projects. What I like most is how reusable the components are, you do not have to repeat yourself as much. What I do not like is that there is kind of a steep learning curve in the beginning. Still, I think learning React is one of the best skills to have if you want to get better at front end development or grow professionally in this field.
Read more

CST 438 - Software Engineering - Week 6

-
Image
  This week I learned more about how companies like Google run their systems using things like containers, virtual machines, and serverless computing. One thing that grabbed my attention was how batch jobs are managed. I did not realize how important it is to break up jobs into small chunks and use things like checkpointing to keep things running smoothly, even if something goes wrong. I also learned what hybrid cloud means and how companies mix their own servers with public cloud infrastructure to save money and stay flexible. Some of the quiz questions were tricky at first, but going over the reading helped everything make more sense.
Read more