What are you learning in SDD?? (1 Viewer)

[xsjado]

Just curious. Because all we're doing is copying codes....

 

[Ackriff]

We're doing pretty much just codes as well. Some in windows some in console app's.

Mostly play UT2004 though.

 

[xsjado]

we dont even learn coding though, we just copy down a code and put it in vb. So pretty much just copy+pasting.

 

[getona]

DotA Lan

 

[Kirjava]

Taking sample php applications and modifying/debugging them according to the given criterion.

It isn't easy, the teacher is there to help- but the course is fast paced, and you have to be prepared to teach yourself a lot of the work [in our class anyway].

It's stimulating, but rough- especially for those of us who havn't done any coding whatsoever prior to the course.

 

[cs01001]

Playing games in SDD?!

 

[tommykins]

We'er basicallyteaching ourselves. But other than that, tetris the whole day, or lemmings.

 

[fiSHtITS]

We're doing just databases in Access right now and adding queries and what not.

 

[Faytle]

We're doing just databases in Access right now and adding queries and what not.

That's what we're doing in IPT.
I don't do SDD since my school doesn't offer it, but IPT is pretty much self-taught as well ;s

 

[DJel]

Right now we are just doing our term one assessment (we're doing it now because some people switced over and the teacher thought we should do it after half yearlies). Before that just creating databases, messing around with reports, queries etc + some VB tuts from a booklet (copy and paste work).

 

[fiSHtITS]

Right now we are just doing our term one assessment (we're doing it now because some people switced over and the teacher thought we should do it after half yearlies). Before that just creating databases, messing around with reports, queries etc + some VB tuts from a booklet (copy and paste work).

I hope we start learning languages that actual software companies use eventually. Where's our C++ help?

 

[DJel]

I hope we start learning languages that actual software companies use eventually. Where's our C++ help?

I think we are getting held back by those kids who don't do any work. But the lyllenator seems to know what he's doing.

 

[Shotgun Wedding]

We're doing just databases in Access right now and adding queries and what not.

ROFL Access.

Filemaker > Access.

We spent prelim playing Counterstrike, writing the odd algorithm and learning and forgetting the syllabus topics. Good times.

Seriously guys - SDD is such an independent subject.

 

[DJel]

Hey Shotgun Wedding,

just out of interest, what did most people do for the large project that is given in yr 12?

 

[Shotgun Wedding]

Hey Shotgun Wedding,

just out of interest, what did most people do for the large project that is given in yr 12?

Well our class got given the choice between creating a system that runs an infrastructure to store Athletics or Swimming Carnival results based upon Houses etc or to do something of our own.

For example, I think I am doing a text based cricket game. I've seen a few people do games of their own - a friend of mine is making a to-do-list/calendar application.

Have a look in the resources section and the SDD forum for ideas and previous major works.

And good luck.

 

[DJel]

Can the 'your choice' example be on anything, using any language etc? Or does it has to be restricted to what the class has learnt, e.g C++ etc?

Good luck to you to.

 

[Shotgun Wedding]

Can the 'your choice' example be on anything, using any language etc? Or does it has to be restricted to what the class has learnt, e.g C++ etc?

Good luck to you to.

Thanks.

Nope. It can be in any language. We've got a couple of VBers, I was contemplating Python, but that is too time consuming, so I'm going to stick with FileMaker. Pretty much it is best to stick with somethign that your teacher knows, unless you are some sort of programming whizkid yourself.

 

[your.knee]

We mostly do assessments. So far we've done a Guessing Game and we just did an Alarm Clock which you could extend to a stopwatch with split time. We do this in VB .net but we started the basics at the very start of the year in QB. Not sure what we're doing next because we have some uni prac teacher teaching us boring stuff like the history of programming language. I just wanna play BZ Flag haha.

 

[Fish Sauce]

Thanks.

Nope. It can be in any language. We've got a couple of VBers, I was contemplating Python, but that is too time consuming, so I'm going to stick with FileMaker. Pretty much it is best to stick with somethign that your teacher knows, unless you are some sort of programming whizkid yourself.

In my class 2 people used VB (including me), one used Java (I think), one used Python and one used DarkBasic (I think that's what it was, anyway). I stuck with VB cause I cbf learning another language and needed the easy graphics stuff for my program.

And we've now finished the course, woo! Revision from now on.

 

[gods-lil-rocker]

We're learning data structres/types... different software development approaches... (RAD, structured.. prototyping... end user...) at the beginning of the coarse we did social and ethical issuess.... we've done pseudocode and flowcharts, programing languages, steps in problems solving.. now we're doing looping....

All the theory we do we have a VB programs that lets us put the theory into practical... I have the best teacher!!!!!!

do you get many girls in your class????