Wiki Part 3

This week I got the chance to actively contribute to Wikipedia by editing a page. It was really interesting how I was able to be apart of the process of posting my own thoughts on how the page should be written. It was a really great experience for me and I aim to continue to help the Wikipedia community.

Test 2

I wrote my term test 2 in the morning. I found it easier than the last one (maybe because I had prepared for this one much longer). I felt the questions addressed where fair. But, I did get stumped on some of the written short answer questions. To be honest, I wrote down a "cheat sheet," but I felt like I didn't really need it for the test, because I was so prepared. Anyway, test was great overall and I'm glad I get to sleep in tomorrow because there is no tutorial.

Ecosystem.rkt

Hello, I'm dedicating this page to writing about issues that I encountered while doing Project 1 with my partner (shoutouts to http://basedsagat.wordpress.com/). The assignment was overall quite straightforward, but some issues did arise, mainly due to problems with Racket syntax.

For example, the most trouble I had while working on the project was in ecosystem.rkt. I've gotten the code to run and produce an image of the fox gradually increasing in size while the rat is slowly decreasing. But, I don't know how to reverse the process. When the fox population reaches to high, it should drop because of competition and whatever (this isn't an ecology course) because of less rats, leading to a sudden increase in rats. I am trying to figure this out. Hopefully, I will have it done by tonight.

See you in my next post. 

Wiki ... Part 2

I guess I never mentioned doing a part 1 for this assignment. Anyway, I'll mention it now. For Part 1 of this assignment, we had to find possible wiki pages that we would like to edit.

This week I primarily focused on devising an outline for my Wikipedia Assignment (Part 2). I am working on a wiki titled "Video Game Controversies." Basically, I had to detail methods on how I would be able to edit grammar and add citations in accordance to Wikipedia guidelines. I was seriously surprised to find tiny references to coding when I was reading Wikipedia's instructions on how to properly add footnotes. For example:

When you want to add a footnote to a cited source on the page, I would need to have to follow the following format Multiplayer games transcend boundaries between cultures. . <ref> Doodles, Alex. Multiplayer and Culture''. Harvard University Press, 2010, p.10 .</ref> It.... Words like <ref> and </ref> I assumed signaled the beginning and the end of the citation, but I found it very interesting to see that Wikipedia had it own method to of coding. This makes it easy for everyone to follow a certain format and always receive a desired outcome. I am starting to see that coding is a universal aspect that tries to simplify everyone's lives.

Great lesson learned, and another great week of CSC104, looking forward to next week!