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===Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.=== | ===Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.=== | ||
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| + | The quote, “Which is to say I’m not a natural. I love computers, but they never made any sense to me. And yet, after two decades of jamming information into my code-resistant brain, I’ve amassed enough knowledge that the computer has revealed itself. Its magic has been stripped away” from the first section really resonated with me. I love that he admits that he is not a natural, and coding and computers did not come easy to him- it was something he had to constantly work at. I think this is important in any discipline you are trying to learn or excel at in understanding that it takes time and effort, but you can eventually get to the point of true understanding through experience and learning. | ||
===What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?=== | ===What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?=== | ||
===Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)=== | ===Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)=== | ||
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Contents
- 1 David Ramirez's Response
- 2 Naomi Tesfaiohannes's Response
- 3 Iliana Crespin's Responses
- 4 Ivy Macaraeg's Response
- 5 Mihir Samdarshi's Response
- 5.1 Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
- 5.2 What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
- 5.3 Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
- 6 Christina Dominguez's Response
- 6.1 Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
- 6.2 What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
- 6.3 Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
David Ramirez's Response
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1. Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
"You’ve read the first parts of the Wikipedia pages and a book on software project estimation. It made some sense at the time." (Ford)
- I believe that I can relate to this quote because of the experience through academics in general, where I put myself in the situation where I only can read the first few pages of an informational page, and know that I still don't understand the full concept of something. I have learned that by only reading a few portions of a document that contains critical information has to be read in full and thoroughly, or else there is a great chance that I will still not understand the significance or will be confused. Many times in the past, I would only read the first few paragraphs of a reading that had to be fully read by the beginning of class and I would know that the knowledge I gain from those paragraphs may seem to make sense at the moment, but will make no sense at all in the near future when more information builds up on the concepts that I would have learned if I did keep on reading.
"When you use computers too much—which is to say a typical amount—they start to change you." (Ford)
- In the past, I would use computers to play video games or install emulators of old video game systems that I have always wanted to try but couldn't find a way to do that. This required much learning and time on the computer to make everything functional and that I had the right plugins, as well as knowing which websites to trust. I believe I had also dreamed about finding the correct programs in order to operate an emulator that I found very hard to successfully operate. My mom also told me that being on technology too much would make my personality less patient and quick tempered. That is why when I read this quote, I found some relation with what my mom told me in the past. I guess I do feel a little less patient because I have been spending much time on computers and I have gotten used to the quick processing and functions that a computer can do in seconds, when in the past, the same functions would take minutes to complete.
2. What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
In the first section, I wasn't sure what Drupal 7 and Magento was. I think there should have been more context in explaining what exactly those are and how those are used to improve a website or program. In the second section,
3. Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
Dramir36 (talk) 12:14, 16 September 2019 (PDT)
Naomi Tesfaiohannes's Response
Ntesfaio Final Individual Reflection
1. Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
"A computer is a clock with benefits"- Paul Ford
I found this quote to be interesting since I always think of computers as being complicated pieces of metal that only a professional who spent years studying it can ever properly work. But with the way Ford explained it, computers are similar to clocks. Each tick reveals something new, and in the case of computers these marks that stimulate one another result in programming. The difference between a computer and a person is the amount of times these marks can be made, with a computer programming can be done hundreds of times per second but humans are limited in how much they can do by hand. This is why computers have allowed society to excel so quickly, as it completes long duration work in short periods of time and is then able to put the work in an organized way ( graphs, charts, excel spreadsheets, etc.) Rather than seeing computers as being a complicated product, I should start seeing computers as a tool to assist in data collection and analysis of a lot of information into a summarized manner. It's a clock with benefits since it is not limited by external effects that humans are limited to (tiredness, hunger, etc.) it can simply work.
"You may look over a programmer’s shoulder and think the code looks complex and boring, but it’s covering up repetitive boredom that’s unimaginably vast"-Ford
The writer began comparing programming to a tree. A tree has its base but many branchings. When thinking of programming, I usually get lost in all its branches (financial programmers, data programmers, etc.) when in reality it all comes from a base that has a large sequence of information that is being processed. Its understanding the coding that is difficult, but as soon as someone is able to decode the software, the computer seems to do the rest of the work. The different branches of programming simply focus on different things. A financial programmer could assist a bank with its financial department, perhaps assisting in online payments and ensuring the programming for that is safe and secure. A data programmer can help with video games, making sure that all the time spent on making changes in the game are saved and be revisited another time.
2. What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
I understand that computers are able to analyze a vast amount of information at once but say, for example, a person is completing a long code and is ready to submit it. Would there simply be an error window if an issue occurred or would the computer be able to navigate where the error is located on the code? I assume it would depend on what kind of software is used. I would like to know more about errors that occur in programming and how programmers address it. If it is able to navigate where exactly the error is, is that due to an algorithm and a disturbance in how the algorithm is appearing?
3. Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
Ntesfaio (talk) 14:38, 16 September 2019 (PDT)
Iliana Crespin's Responses
- Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
- What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
- Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
Ivy Macaraeg's Response
- Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
- The quote most resonant with me was, “You can make computers do wonderful things, but you need to understand their limits. They’re not all-powerful, not conscious in the least. They’re fast, but some parts—the processor, the RAM—are faster than others—like the hard drive or the network connection. Making them seem infinite takes a great deal of work from a lot of programmers and a lot of marketers.” This quote was interesting because many times, we, myself included, think of computers as having an infinite amount of capabilities, that they can just do whatever we want them to do on a whim. I often forget that there are so many steps into performing a digital action, and there were multiple people needed to create the software for the computer to perform those actions.
- What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
- I would like to know more research data as to why there are less women in the programming, coding, and computer science fields. I wonder if the issue is more about lack of interest in that field among women or if the problem is more complex than that.
- Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
- The database that I liked the most was the UniProt database. Although it was a little bit messy with many of the links, I liked how it was organized and it didn’t just spit out data. It was easy to understand, and it had graphics that kept me a little bit more interested.
- I was not a big fan of the Ensembl database because I do not like how it was organized. For example, all the links were listed on the side, and although it is useful for a Table of Contents, I did not enjoy having to click through all of the links to find what I wanted.
Imacarae (talk) 17:00, 16 September 2019 (PDT)
Mihir Samdarshi's Response
Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
What is something from the first two sections that you need further explanation of or that you want to know more about?
Also, out of the four databases you accessed for this assignment (SGD itself, NCBI Gene Database, Ensembl, UniProt), which did you like the best, and why? Which did you like the least, and why? (Refer back to the question about differences in content or presentation that you noted on your gene's wiki page.)
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Christina Dominguez's Response
Pull out a quote from the first two sections of “What is Code?” that you find particularly interesting. Explain why this quote is particularly resonant for you.
The quote, “Which is to say I’m not a natural. I love computers, but they never made any sense to me. And yet, after two decades of jamming information into my code-resistant brain, I’ve amassed enough knowledge that the computer has revealed itself. Its magic has been stripped away” from the first section really resonated with me. I love that he admits that he is not a natural, and coding and computers did not come easy to him- it was something he had to constantly work at. I think this is important in any discipline you are trying to learn or excel at in understanding that it takes time and effort, but you can eventually get to the point of true understanding through experience and learning.
