Technical Blog - Problem Solving :

This week (sprint4) has been tough for me as I've spent most of my time reading and watching JavaScript videos to improve my understanding of it.

Were blocked on a simple problem :

Unfortunately, I got stuck on a simple problem with the JavaScript Kata. I tried to follow the video and keep coding, but my code wasn't passing the test. I didn't want to ask for help right away because I knew I wouldn't truly understand the solution if I just got the answer. I believe that making mistakes is part of the learning process. I'm still struggling to fully understand the testing code.

Elegantly solved a problem :

On a positive note, I elegantly solved a problem with manipulating objects, despite the many layers and dot notation. I tried to follow the instructions but didn't quite grasp it. So, I went back and did more research by searching Google and reading line by line. This helped me better understand the concept. When I went back to the code, I was able to read the error messages and fix them by myself. I felt relieved when I saw a few ticks appear on the npm test.

Reflect on how confident you feel using each of these problem-solving techniques/processes :

7/10 Pseudocode : Help me line by line what I need to create by following each step from it.

3/10 Trying something : Try to code in shorter way look easy but a bit hard to understand about the code. So I did not try any much yet.

3/10Rubber ducky method : I tried to plain the program line-by-line to a rubber duck. Often, the act of explaining the problem step by step will cause the solution to present itself. I did not use Rubber ducky method much yet

7/10Reading error messages : Reading from error messages is still a bit hard for me as I did not understand some of key work on coding fully yet.

8/10Console.logging : Help me U know what the result look like and easy to understand and readable.

8/10Googling : Searching what I need to know by using Google is the best way to get what what I want to know. Specaily with the trick.

3/10Asking your peers for help : I did not ask much help as I was shy. sometime I thought my question may look silly.

5/10Asking coaches for help : I did ask but not that much, when I think I can do it. I need to ask more Help from coaches.

7/10Improving your process with reflection : Reflection is very helpfully tools for me to check up on myself of each week what am I up to. Which area I need to work on to catch up and understand more.