Essays

What Even is 'Software Engineering'?

10 May 2024

Initial First Impressions ICS 314 at UH Manoa was the first (and so far only) Software Engineering course I took in my college journey as a Computer Science major, and going into it I honestly had no idea what to...

Software Engineering Computing Ethics Coding Standards Open-Source Software Development

The Rise of Artificial Unintelligence?

07 May 2024

I. Introduction AI has been a shaking revelation for the Software Development field as well as in the education process of the concepts pertaining to the subject. While it is not fully understood what effect it will have on the...

Computing Ethics Artificial Intelligence

Torvald's Theory of Developer Evolution

25 Apr 2024

A Confusing Concept When asked to write a technical essay about “design patterns” my group and I ran into during the development of our final project (which can be found on uhm-lost-and-found.github.io), I initially had no idea what that meant....

Design Patterns Development Process

Final Project Idea

28 Mar 2024

UH Lost and Found Authors: Victor Pagan, Jalen Lum, Eisen Hower Oallesma, Michelle Rasavong, Sierra Jansons-Dizon Overview The problem: Whenever an item is lost in UH, it can be difficult to figure out where it ends up since each department/building...

Software Engineering Meteor

Starting with a Setback

22 Feb 2024

The Mystery of My Mind The section in my ICS 314 course at UH Manoa focusing on UI frameworks has been the most difficult section of an ICS class I have ever taken so far. To be fair, this was...

UI Frameworks HTML/CSS Bootstrap 5

Does the Machine Know Best?

08 Feb 2024

Initial Impressions As part of my ICS 314 course on Software Development at UH Manoa, I had to learn how to properly implement and use coding standards in my IDEs such as ESLint, and unlike a lot of my classmates...

Coding Standards ESLint Javascript

How to Be Smart About Not Being Smart

25 Jan 2024

When it comes to trying to get help from others, a lot of people are either lost as to what to do or what to say to someone they want help from, or they are scared to even ask in...

Stack Overflow Community Interaction

Javascript: From Fear to Fathom

17 Jan 2024

Fear Javascript has always been one of those languages that kind of scared me off when I first started to pursue a degree in Computer Science. I was initially so averse to the idea of creating websites (especially when I...

Computer Science Javascript

My Upward Journey with Software Engineering

18 Jan 2023

Lack of Direction When I was a senior in high school, I would always hear my friends and classmates talk about what college they were applying to, what career they hoped to have in the future, and what they were...

Software Engineering Life Experiences