Andrew Lam’s little blog

Hello, a blog for the third week; it seems cluttered because I am almost done with school since this is the end of February. Anyway, I'm starting to read chapter 3 for apprenticeship patterns. While reading, I found one of the helpful patterns was “ Sustainable Motivations .” It has a set of motivations that can withstand the inevitable challenges and difficulties in pursuing a particular craft or profession. In the context of software development refers to a group of internal and external factors that keep software developers motivated and engaged in their work over the long term. Sustainable motivations can vary from person to person. Still, some common examples include a passion for programming, a desire for mastery, a sense of purpose, financial stability, social recognition, and a positive work-life balance. Even characteristics of sustainable motivations are resilient, flexible, and adaptive, allowing developers to overcome obstacles, stay committed to their craft, and contin...

Hello, I am doing some class activities and looking over some questions ahead to save time for a thing or two. I came across the word "Behavioral Patterns" in class Act. 4 (Model 8); I got curious and looked it up. I found two articles that helped me understand the purposes, Problems with solutions, Real-World Analogy, Structure, Pseudo-code, Applicability, How to Implement, Pros and Cons, Relations with Other Patterns. The Behavioral Patterns are concerned with providing solutions. It is about object interaction - how they communicate, how some are dependent on others, how to separate them to be both dependent and independent, and give both flexibility and testing capabilities—also, the assignment of responsibilities between objects. The Behavioral Patterns cover many small parts to form the full extend of patterns. Like Interpreter, Template Method/Pattern, Chain of Responsibility, Command, Iterator, Mediator, Memento, Observer, State, Strategy, and Visitor. Interpreter The...