I am a senior attending BASIS Scottsdale, and for our third trimester, we will be doing a senior research project.
Before I begin, here is a link to my proposal outlining what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, and how I'm doing it.
As a beginner in computer language, who has just learned Java (but honestly forgot it since it's been over three years!), for my senior research project, I will test whether I believe C# will be a good language to start with. I will be interning at a software startup called LoopLogic, where I will be using C# on Visual Studio. At my internship, I will be doing automated tests and integrating that into their software (with success hopefully!), But as I learn C#, I will also be making beginner games on the side. I will start with simple ones, like poker and blackjack. This is because one of the problems with learning C# is the visual aspect can be very difficult to learn. The games will just output simple numbers and give the user options to"check" or "fold" or "raise" or "hit". From there, if there is enough time -- we only have ten weeks-- I will try to make more difficult games using graphics, such as a card matching game with pictures.
As my proposal said, I am a car lover. I have been working on them since I was just six or seven years old, and to this day, working on cars remains much more than a hobby to me: I hope to become a mechanical engineer in the auto industry.
Although I was pretty good under the hood, whether it was the tedious process of adding a supercharger, or simply just tightening the suspension, the ECU (engine control unit) was one part that always stumped me, and the programming in the small square chip that could actually save somebody's life just amazed me. So while learning Java for Computer Science was fun, learning programming that I am actually able to apply to the 'real world' and help a company's software run more smoothly will be far more rewarding, and a step towards my career goal of becoming a mechanical engineer.
I will start working at my internship on February 1st. Much of my project's outcome will be revealed within the next few weeks, as I have to learn C# before I start at my internship, where I'll be thrown right into the mix. Here is the link to my internship site, a software company called Loop Logic:
Before I begin, here is a link to my proposal outlining what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, and how I'm doing it.
As a beginner in computer language, who has just learned Java (but honestly forgot it since it's been over three years!), for my senior research project, I will test whether I believe C# will be a good language to start with. I will be interning at a software startup called LoopLogic, where I will be using C# on Visual Studio. At my internship, I will be doing automated tests and integrating that into their software (with success hopefully!), But as I learn C#, I will also be making beginner games on the side. I will start with simple ones, like poker and blackjack. This is because one of the problems with learning C# is the visual aspect can be very difficult to learn. The games will just output simple numbers and give the user options to"check" or "fold" or "raise" or "hit". From there, if there is enough time -- we only have ten weeks-- I will try to make more difficult games using graphics, such as a card matching game with pictures.
As my proposal said, I am a car lover. I have been working on them since I was just six or seven years old, and to this day, working on cars remains much more than a hobby to me: I hope to become a mechanical engineer in the auto industry.
Although I was pretty good under the hood, whether it was the tedious process of adding a supercharger, or simply just tightening the suspension, the ECU (engine control unit) was one part that always stumped me, and the programming in the small square chip that could actually save somebody's life just amazed me. So while learning Java for Computer Science was fun, learning programming that I am actually able to apply to the 'real world' and help a company's software run more smoothly will be far more rewarding, and a step towards my career goal of becoming a mechanical engineer.
I will start working at my internship on February 1st. Much of my project's outcome will be revealed within the next few weeks, as I have to learn C# before I start at my internship, where I'll be thrown right into the mix. Here is the link to my internship site, a software company called Loop Logic:
