And honestly probably the last time i’ll be on here.
Obviously the blog isn’t active anymore - as you may remember from my 2017 update, I did graduate. Post-grad life has been hard and full of all sorts of obstacles and loops and yadayadaydaya yknow all that jazz.
I’m not working extremely close with my field - I’m still working my IT job, just full time now. Honestly, I love it. However, I’m looking at going back to school for an Engineering degree in the coming school year (Fall 2021). I love Comp Sci (at least at the end of it), but after spending some time thinking about it, I decided that Engineering might be a fun route to go down - I mean why not, it’s quarantine and I work for a state university... meaning free tuition!
Some of the things I’m up to now:
Streaming Games and hobbies on Twitch @ Twitch.tv/SavvyySavSav (Feel free to stop by and say hi, whether we talked a lot or not!)
Building PCs
Looking at Building Custom Keyboards (I may or may not have recently bought 2 boards to build)
Drawing up ideas for stuff I’d make if I just had the God Damned space for it
Lots of DIY-ish stuff that probably will set me on fire one day (see bullet #4)
Soooo yeah that’s the update... life’s weird but it’s fine enough... and I have a cat lamp that now changes colors with my phone! Let’s just hope it doesn’t catch on fire someday...
This blog will probably be removed at some point, we’ll see when
So graduation is over - I’m back at home and have my stuff (mostly) unpacked. So what now? What happens to this blog?
Well, I’m not entirely sure about that yet. I just built a new beast of a desktop that I’m still working on, I’m looking for a job, and I’m writing apps on the side.
This blog will most likely go dormant, sorry about that guys, but I’m not really needing a studyblr anymore. However, I may also make it into a post-graduation blog detailing how the job search is going and whatnot, but I’m not 100% sure yet. Honestly, it’s most likely that it will go dormant since the only things I’m actively studying now is Japanese (and other languages) and Java for app programming.
Maybe I’ll go into more detail in another post but I’m off to play some ESO
My advanced mobile development class is currently working on a huge project for a research team at my school. We’re supposed to make a fitness app with 8 different versions (each version containing some unique feature), but we only have 8 weeks to finish it with groups of 2-3..
7 if you don’t count this week since it’s Friday.
It wouldn’t be such a pain if the guys who want us to do this
Knew what we can/can’t do
Knew what we literally can/can’t do server-wise
Realize that this is a class and that we don’t have unlimited time because of other classes and other hw assignments
From what I understand, they want us to do some stuff that we literally cannot do because of server issues (push notifications) and that we are not given unlimited time to do this.
Our teachers are much more realistic with our abilities and are telling us to make the one version for the grade in our class and make more if we can, but only if we have time and don’t spend more than 6-10 or so hours on it a week.
Oh and all the information is in a text file that I have to manually input into string-arrays and whatnot (:
hi! i've recently developed an interest in learning computer science! i was wondering how is it like studying it? what motivated you to pursue this course? what kind of jobs might a fresh grad possibly take related to the course? would you recommend computer science to anyone or do you think certain people would fit in it better than others (like maybe someone more into maths)? i've been a follower for over a year now and i really like the content you share! you've also inspired me, thank you! x
First of all, glad to hear that you’re interesting in computer science! It’s a great degree with sooo many job opportunities! You mentioned quite a few questions, so I’m going to go ahead and break them down to answer them more accurately - this post may be quite long, but I’ll go ahead and put it under a read more!
How is it like studying CS?
CS for me now is fairly easy - I started out not liking the courses that I was put in because I despise C++ and Unix Shell Scripting (the first four classes I had to take), but absolutely love mobile development, so I stuck through it. I would highly suggest that, before choosing what school you want to attend, you look to see what their example CS course-load would be like and you can make adjustments to your schedule from there for gen eds and whatnot.
Below the cut: What motivated you to pursue this course? What kind of jobs might a fresh grad possibly take related to the course?Would you recommend CS to anyone or do you think certain people would fit in it better than others?
What motivated you to pursue this course?
I actually knew that I wanted to do CS when I was in middle school. I was the new girl in town at the time after just moving from a not-so-great area. I had a few friends, mainly just a few kids from around the neighborhood, but other than that people for the most part would pick on me (because everyone loves to pick on the new girl, right?).
Because of that, I spent a lot of time on the computer and learned early on about HTML and CSS. I bought my own domain & hosting at 13 to learn PHP/SQL and started learning Java at 15 after learning about mobile development.
As for motivation… I just like making stuff do things that I want them to do.
What kind of jobs might a fresh grad possibly take related to the course?
A ton of jobs! Most CS grads will go for Web Development, Software Engineer, Data Analysis, Security, etc… Here’s a few quick links from google that you might find helpful:
Current job openings (indeed.com)
Top 5 Jobs for Computer Science Graduates (dice.com)
Would you recommend CS to anyone or do you think certain people would fit in it better than others?
Once again, this depends on the course at your school - personally, I don’t use math all that much in my programs, however I could see how you might need it. For my course-load, I was only required to take 4 math classes: algebra, calculus, discrete mathematics, and statistics (if you would count that as a math). I do, however, know of other schools that require much more math than that.
Of course, having a good grasp on logic will help you advance further in your classes/career further, but I feel like that’s something that comes from experience from your classes rather than previous knowledge.
The only real recommendation to studying CS from me is if you like it, or are interested in it, try it out! Take an introductory course and see how you like it - there are plenty of people who have amazing logic deduction skills but are horrible at CS.
This Week’s Prompt: Quadratic Calculator and Help Screen
This week, we’re going to continue on with the calculator theme, but mainly to introduce a new concept that I believe is very useful in app development: utilizing the app bar.
Create a quadratic calculator with a custom app bar containing a link to a new help activity. Give the calculator your own unique flair and mess around with formatting with the app bar! I’m excited to see what everyone comes up with!
Your help screen should contain information on the quadratic formula as well as any other information you feel would help a user.
Check out the main page for other prompts, more information, and where to tag your projects!
I have not created a tutorial specifically for this app since it follows the same base guidelines for the previous few prompts, however I have uploaded a tutorial on how to add action buttons to the toolbar, so please use this if you need help!
Main Concepts:
Creating new activities
Creating your own app bar
Adding actions to the app bar
Working with edit text fields
Changing text fields
Formatting
Tutorials
Android:
Adding Actions to the Toolbar (my own tutorial; text)
Develop Quadratic Equation Solver in Android (video)
iOS:
Navigation Controller (text)
Navigation controllers (apple developer) (text)
Resources
Getting Started in Mobile App Development (post)
Android Developer Website (android)
iOS Developer Website (iOS)
Swift Language Guide (iOS)
Github (help)
Stack Overflow (help)
Tags
Join me and let’s set up a community of mobile developers learning together! Tag your project with #weeklymobiledev and follow the #weeklymobiledev tag to find others as well!
This Week’s Prompt: Quadratic Calculator and Help Screen
This week, we’re going to continue on with the calculator theme, but mainly to introduce a new concept that I believe is very useful in app development: utilizing the app bar.
Create a quadratic calculator with a custom app bar containing a link to a new help activity. Give the calculator your own unique flair and mess around with formatting with the app bar! I’m excited to see what everyone comes up with!
Your help screen should contain information on the quadratic formula as well as any other information you feel would help a user.
Check out the main page for other prompts, more information, and where to tag your projects!
I have not created a tutorial specifically for this app since it follows the same base guidelines for the previous few prompts, however I have uploaded a tutorial on how to add action buttons to the toolbar, so please use this if you need help!
Main Concepts:
Creating new activities
Creating your own app bar
Adding actions to the app bar
Working with edit text fields
Changing text fields
Formatting
Tutorials
Android:
Adding Actions to the Toolbar (my own tutorial; text)
Develop Quadratic Equation Solver in Android (video)
iOS:
Navigation Controller (text)
Navigation controllers (apple developer) (text)
Resources
Getting Started in Mobile App Development (post)
Android Developer Website (android)
iOS Developer Website (iOS)
Swift Language Guide (iOS)
Github (help)
Stack Overflow (help)
Tags
Join me and let’s set up a community of mobile developers learning together! Tag your project with #weeklymobiledev and follow the #weeklymobiledev tag to find others as well!
Finding the right navigation method for you can be a tricky thing, some navigational patterns are better for some apps while others are better for other apps, but which should you use? In this arti…
New Blog Post @ SavannahGuerrero.Blog()
Android Navigation Methods: Which to use and When
Finding the right navigation method for you can be a tricky thing, some navigational patterns are better for some apps while others are better for other apps, but which should you use? In this article, I am going to look at some of the most popular navigation methods today and look at why they work for certain apps and not for others.
Side note: I finally determined a schedule for posts on the blog - Fridays will be articles and on Tuesdays, I will be posting tutorials! I may change around the days, but that should give me plenty of time over the weekends to get tutorials out
Japanese homework. It trips me out that I’m getting more and more familiar with Japanese as a language. I’m (kinda sorta) bilingual but it still amazes me the way languages work in our brains. I should have studies linguistics.
do you know of any blogs/bloggers that are majoring in a computer field? IT, computer engineering, computer science, coding, networking, etc. or just anything related to it?
Yes! Follow these lovely people here! (Any other computer people, feel free to tag yourselves)
@beatastudia
@academicsuicides
@hellostudious
@studyorcrytrying
@sams-town-studies
@stu-dies
@collegeplannerwhore
@xmayjayx
@tamarastudies
@iroiro-na-benkyou
@becomingreat
@code-bug
@honey-i-shoot-for-the-stars
@janicestudies
@ohthekorean
@passwithclassandaniceass
@senioryearstudies
@studyingwithcarly
@todayandagaintomorrow2
@torrent-studies
Hope that helps! ^__^
I’d like to thank @emmastudies , @studyblrindex , and @caffeinatedcraziness for their blog rolls.
hello hello! my name is mel. i am a 19 year old cybersecurity major. although this is my first year in college, i took a lot of AP courses in high school as well as some dual enrollment ones, so i will be a junior (by credits) next semester! :)
i created this studyblr to push me to study smarter and better! truthfully, i never really studied much in high school, but i’ve learned the hard way that studying is super duper important in college. the studyblr community has been really helping me so far, so i wanted to join in all the fun. i also noticed a lack of compsci people in the studyblr tag, so i wanted to share some of my major related things.
some little things about me:
i have been interested in computers from a very young age! i always sort of knew i would end up studying some form of computer science. my particular interests are malware, encryption, and cybercrime. my career goal is to be a penetration tester.
i have 3 cats at home! i love them all very much i will probably post pictures of them here
i have an obsession with tea… my tea collection is enourmous
i really like succulents
i’m an INFP and a scorpio :^)
my URL is a reference to either the commodore 64 or the nintendo 64, two really gr8 pieces of technology that i like a lot
i like to draw and paint with watercolors
i love video games, especially retro games. (spyro the dragon, pokemon, and legend of zelda are my favorite franchises)
i also like anime! my favorite anime is neon genesis evangelion
i want to encourage more girls to pursue computer science!
i would love to meet other people who are also into computer science
i keep a bullet journal, which i will probably post spreads of at some point
please feel free to send me a message or ask me about anything computer (or tea) related. i love meeting new people, so don’t be shy! :> i hope that you will like what i post here!
So, as some of you know, I have been trying to get some time to work on some new mobile app tutorials and projects for you all - midterms are coming this week and I will once again be free until finals week, so I wanted to announce the launch of my new off-tumblr blog!
Why off-tumblr?
Tumblr is extremely annoying to write lengthy tutorials on and doesn’t give me enough formatting possibilities in the posts. I mean, I can do it, it’s just a huge headache that I don’t want to mess with.
This will get my presence off Tumblr and more into working independently - it is also tied to my portfolio on my own domain
What will happen to this blog?
Absolutely nothing, I will still be here and be posting my own CS and Japanese study adventures - my off-site blog will simply be a place that I put all my tutorials, articles, and whatnot onto. All links will be linked to here as well.
Why .Blog() instead of something more… creative?
Because I’m 100% not creative and can’t think of anything else.
I’ve never heard of this - what are you doing?
I started out a blog project back in November before everything got busy to match up with the Weekly Mobile Development Prompts with tutorials for each prompt. Since there is currently only 2, I only have 2 tutorials up, but I am planning to come out with more development prompts and tutorials. I started this out to help teach people about mobile app development and hopefully get people interested in this field!
Why is it so… PINK?!
I don’t know man, it just kinda happened that way idk
Design is one of the most important parts of developing an app – but how do you start off with it? In this article, I’m looking at sketching your app and why you should consider doing t…
New Blog Post @ SavannahGuerrero.Blog()
Sketch then Develop: Why you Should Sketch Your Apps Before Development
“Design is one of the most important parts of developing an app – but how do you start off with it? In this article, I’m looking at sketching your app and why you should consider doing this before you start to develop.”
So, as some of you know, I have been trying to get some time to work on some new mobile app tutorials and projects for you all - midterms are coming this week and I will once again be free until finals week, so I wanted to announce the launch of my new off-tumblr blog!
Why off-tumblr?
Tumblr is extremely annoying to write lengthy tutorials on and doesn’t give me enough formatting possibilities in the posts. I mean, I can do it, it’s just a huge headache that I don’t want to mess with.
This will get my presence off Tumblr and more into working independently - it is also tied to my portfolio on my own domain
What will happen to this blog?
Absolutely nothing, I will still be here and be posting my own CS and Japanese study adventures - my off-site blog will simply be a place that I put all my tutorials, articles, and whatnot onto. All links will be linked to here as well.
Why .Blog() instead of something more… creative?
Because I’m 100% not creative and can’t think of anything else.
I’ve never heard of this - what are you doing?
I started out a blog project back in November before everything got busy to match up with the Weekly Mobile Development Prompts with tutorials for each prompt. Since there is currently only 2, I only have 2 tutorials up, but I am planning to come out with more development prompts and tutorials. I started this out to help teach people about mobile app development and hopefully get people interested in this field!
Why is it so… PINK?!
I don’t know man, it just kinda happened that way idk
So, as some of you know, I have been trying to get some time to work on some new mobile app tutorials and projects for you all - midterms are coming this week and I will once again be free until finals week, so I wanted to announce the launch of my new off-tumblr blog!
Why off-tumblr?
Tumblr is extremely annoying to write lengthy tutorials on and doesn’t give me enough formatting possibilities in the posts. I mean, I can do it, it’s just a huge headache that I don’t want to mess with.
This will get my presence off Tumblr and more into working independently - it is also tied to my portfolio on my own domain
What will happen to this blog?
Absolutely nothing, I will still be here and be posting my own CS and Japanese study adventures - my off-site blog will simply be a place that I put all my tutorials, articles, and whatnot onto. All links will be linked to here as well.
Why .Blog() instead of something more... creative?
Because I’m 100% not creative and can’t think of anything else.
I’ve never heard of this - what are you doing?
I started out a blog project back in November before everything got busy to match up with the Weekly Mobile Development Prompts with tutorials for each prompt. Since there is currently only 2, I only have 2 tutorials up, but I am planning to come out with more development prompts and tutorials. I started this out to help teach people about mobile app development and hopefully get people interested in this field!
Why is it so... PINK?!
I don’t know man, it just kinda happened that way idk
