This time round, i did not function as a designer. i decided to leave that part of work to zul. i did most of the backend functions and dealt with geolocation and webstorage functions. improved much in javascript. tried to use github but failed. my conclusion, there's much more to learn.
--reflections--
I thank my groupmates for the encouraging comments, as well as the critical ones. strangely i had conflicting comments. some said i was uncompromising and some said i was easy going. i guess everyone has things that they care about more than others. certain things that i think are not important, i will compromise. but if i think they are important then it will be difficult to change my mind. its impossible to please and agree with the whole world so i stand by my views. I never felt that tension or disagreement in a group is necessarily a bad thing. it shows that people care. as long as it doesnt get out of hand of course. what do you think?
but at times, i believe i appear more confrontational than intended. :/
other things, i will pay more attention to coding style. I suppose i neglected this bit in my pursuit to make things work. Leadership, not my cup of tea. My top priority is the team. so i will only step up to be one when the team requires one.
--final project--
decided to work on the singapore heritage trail. i like it because i like history and museums. and i think its important to keep the younger generation engaged. Furthermore, it will be the first time i get to work with external parties like NLB (through sharon). The prospects of augmented reality draws me as well.
On another note, this time round, we will be using github again for version control. and since octocat is cute, i will give it another go.
--other stuff--
read classmates blogs. This is a class full of incredibly motivated people. it seems as though everyone is ready for more. me? looking forward to december. i hope its just a temporary thing that will pass in another day or two.
last week at a presentation for another project, the prof. asked me if i ever attended his classes cause he never saw me before. :/ a very good evidence that i have not been managing my time well. i worry about what i can ever achieve if i cant even handle the workload of this semester (not that its little its actually alot). This also makes me worry about which career path to take, since graduation is coming in another 1 and a half semesters.
ps, im quite dissappointed that the google talk is being cancelled :( but at least now theres more time for my mid terms
"I never felt that tension or disagreement in a group is necessarily a bad thing. it shows that people care. as long as it doesnt get out of hand of course. what do you think?"
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think it's important for a group to be frank. As long as the "tension" or "disagreement" is not something personal. It should be ironed out in the open rather than kept in hiding. Of course everyone in the team must first believe in the end goal where we are all striving towards...
This is long overdue, but here's my two cents.
ReplyDeletePersonally, it's good to have disagreement during meetings, beats having one with the leader talking all the time. Sometimes, I would try to play the devil's advocate and question certain points brought up. I'm still learning how to do this and pushing myself to do it whenever the opportunity comes. I believe it makes one question his/her own stand and analyze it deeper.
All the best for your exams! :)
Devil's Advocate is fun and crucial in making sure everyone's on the same page.
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