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Hello, blog (mood-status: relax), writing this blog after coming home from work, finishing the exams, and submitting assignments. But anyway, on writing about this week-15. I am writing this as my "final" blog for the year 2021 for real. I decided to go on the Syllabus once again to look at the course topics. Then I choose the subject of the Patterns & anti-patterns.   Patterns Patterns are part of everyday language, but it's essential to discuss algorithms to understand their importance in software engineering. An algorithm performs a daily task like sorting a list of items, storing data for efficient retrieval, or counting occurrences of an object within a data set.  Algorithms are among the most used fundamental concepts in software engineering. It mainly highlights proofs of its solutions and its only code samples in obscure, ancient languages such as Algol or MIX Assembly. Despite much covered: singly- and double-linked lists, trees, garbage collection, etc. The ...

Hello, blog (mood-status: relax and focus), writing this blog after coming home from a work trip and finishing it the last week of classes, studying on exams, and submitting assignments. But anyway, on writing about this week-13. I am writing this as my final blog for the year 2021. I decided to go on the Syllabus once again to look at the course topics. Then I choose the subject of the  Framework . A framework is a platform that provides a foundation for developing software applications. It uses shared resources (libraries, image files, and reference documents) puts them together in one package. The resources can modify that package to suit the project's specific needs. With a framework, the developer can add or replace features to give new functionality to the application. A working program that Framework can selectively modify by adding code. What are the different types of frameworks? The programming languages that many frameworks available from each use to solve different pro...

Hello blog (mood-status: feeling tired), writing this blog after the family dinner party on a Saturday night. But anyway, on writing about this week-12. Same reason from last-blog, I writing this once again because I am falling behind on blogs when there is nothing to talk about, besides kept being busy with other courses like HWs and projects, etc. (You get the point. Well, if you are a student)  I decided to go on the Syllabus once again to look at the course topics. Then I choose the subject of  Refactoring . Refactoring is used to restructure an existing code body, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior. It's small behavior-preserving transformations. Each transformation does minor parts, but a sequence of these transformations can produce a significant restructuring. Since each Refactoring is minor, it cannot go wrong. After each Refactoring, the system maintained fully working and reduced the chances of a system breaking during the restruc...